An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all
that the evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful
animals!", he said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in
the bushes
behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly
charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder and saw
that the bear was closing.
He ran even faster, so scared that tears were coming to his
eyes. He
looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even
closer. His heart was
pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster. He
tripped and fell on
the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the
bear right on top
of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his
right paw to
strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out "Oh my God!...."
Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of
the sky, "You
deny my existence for all of these years; teach others I
don't exist; and
even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me
to help you out
of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light "It would be
hypocritical of me
to suddenly ask You to treat me as Christian now, but
perhaps could you make
the bear a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out.
The river ran again.
And the sounds of the forest resumed.
And then the bear dropped his right paw ..... brought both paws
together...bowed his head and spoke:
"Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am
truly thankful...AMEN!"
The More I Laugh, The More
I Think!
