Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2009 9:55:35 GMT
AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking 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 and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear
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, 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 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 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 you could make the BEAR a Christian ?'
'Very well,' said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest
resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together,
bowed his head and spoke:
'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make
me truly thankful, Amen.'
An atheist was walking 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 and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear
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, 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 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 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 you could make the BEAR a Christian ?'
'Very well,' said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest
resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together,
bowed his head and spoke:
'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make
me truly thankful, Amen.'
