AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS

AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
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 bushesbehind 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 & sawthat 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 ofhim, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strikehim.
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 existandeven 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, 'It would be hypocritical ofmeto suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you couldmake the BEAR a Christian'?
'Very well,' said the voice. The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed.
And the bear droppedhis 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.'