Bodybag
19-07-2006, 01:31 AM
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.
As he turned to look, a 7-foot grizzly charged 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 the bear was 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 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? 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 receive from thy bounty,
through Christ our Lord. Amen"
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.
As he turned to look, a 7-foot grizzly charged 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 the bear was 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 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? 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 receive from thy bounty,
through Christ our Lord. Amen"