Luna Tique
11-10-2007, 05:40 AM
An atheist was walking through the woods.
"What majestic trees! What a beautiful lake! What beautiful animals!"
He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the lake, he heard a rustling in the bushes
behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge
towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder &
saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He
tripped & 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
paw & 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 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, "You're right! 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 &
spoke:
"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen."
"What majestic trees! What a beautiful lake! What beautiful animals!"
He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the lake, he heard a rustling in the bushes
behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge
towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder &
saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He
tripped & 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
paw & 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 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, "You're right! 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 &
spoke:
"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen."