Atheist walks in the woods

simon_partridge · 11-04-2003 12:17pm #1

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the "accident of evolution" had created.

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 in on him. He ran even faster, so scared that tears were coming to his eyes. He tripped and fell to the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear, right on top of him, reaching for him with its 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.

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?"

The atheist looked directly into the light: "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," the voice said.

The river ran again.
The sounds of the forest resumed.

And then the bear dropped its right paw ........brought both paws
together.... bowed its head and spoke:

"Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful."