An atheist was taking a walk 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 bushes behind him. He turned to
look. He saw a 7 foot grizzly charge toward 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
the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with
his 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.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came
but 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?
Am I to count you as a believer?"

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 could You
make the BEAR a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out.

The sounds of the forest resumed.
And then the bear dropped his right paw, brought
both paws together and bowed his head and spoke:

"Lord, Bless this food, which I am about to recieve
from thy bounty though Christ our Lord, Amen.

Tom Gator 851.