Post by dayday on Apr 29, 2007 18:13:36 GMT -5
AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods and said to
himself,
"What majestic trees!"
"What powerful rivers!"
"What beautiful animals!"
As he walked alongside the river, he heard a rustling
in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and 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 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 paw and raising
his right paw to strike him. ! At t ha t 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,
"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.
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."
An atheist was walking through the woods and said to
himself,
"What majestic trees!"
"What powerful rivers!"
"What beautiful animals!"
As he walked alongside the river, he heard a rustling
in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and 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 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 paw and raising
his right paw to strike him. ! At t ha t 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,
"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.
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."
