An atheist was taking a walk through the woods,
admiring all that "the accident of evolution" had
created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers!
What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he
walked alongside the river he heard a rustling in the
bushes behind him. As 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 & saw
the bear closing in on him. He tried to run 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 as he
tried to run even faster, but he tripped and fell on
the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up and saw
the bear right on top of him raising his paw to kill
him. At that instant he cried out "Oh my God!"
Just then, time stopped...The bear froze; the forest
was silent; the river even stopped moving. A bright
light shone upon the man, and a voice came out of the
sky saying..."You deny my existence all of these
years; teach others I don't exist; even credit my
creation to a cosmic accident, and now do you expect
me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count
you as a believer?"
The atheist, ever so proud, looked into the light and
said... "It would be rather hypocritical to ask to be
a Christian after all these years, but could you make
the bear a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice. As the light went out,
the river ran, and the sounds of the forest continued,
the bear put his paw down. The bear then brought both
paws together...bowed his head and said...
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admiring all that "the accident of evolution" had
created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers!
What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he
walked alongside the river he heard a rustling in the
bushes behind him. As 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 & saw
the bear closing in on him. He tried to run 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 as he
tried to run even faster, but he tripped and fell on
the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up and saw
the bear right on top of him raising his paw to kill
him. At that instant he cried out "Oh my God!"
Just then, time stopped...The bear froze; the forest
was silent; the river even stopped moving. A bright
light shone upon the man, and a voice came out of the
sky saying..."You deny my existence all of these
years; teach others I don't exist; even credit my
creation to a cosmic accident, and now do you expect
me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count
you as a believer?"
The atheist, ever so proud, looked into the light and
said... "It would be rather hypocritical to ask to be
a Christian after all these years, but could you make
the bear a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice. As the light went out,
the river ran, and the sounds of the forest continued,
the bear put his paw down. The bear then brought both
paws together...bowed his head and said...
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> "Lord, I thank you for this food, which I am about to receive"....