An Atheist In The Woods
03/11/2009 05:24
An atheist was
walking through the
woods.
"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 and
saw a seven foot grizzly bear charging
towards him.
The man ran as fast
as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in
on him.
He looked over his
shoulder again, and the bear was even closer.
He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled
over to pick himself up but saw that the bear
was right on top of him, reaching for him
with his left 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.
As a bright light
shone upon the man, a voice came out of the
sky. "You deny my existence for all 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 and said, "It would
be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to
treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you
could make the BEAR a
Christian?"
"Very Well", said
the voice. The light went out. The sounds of
the forest resumed.
And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws
together, bowed his head and spoke: "Lord
bless this food, which I am about to receive
from thy bounty through Christ our Lord,
Amen."
