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does a bear eat in the woods?
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. As he was walking
alongside the river he heard a rustling in the
bushes behind him. He turned to look.
There, as he stood in fear, a 7 foot grizzly
charge towards him in full run. As he got
his composure he started to run as fast as he
could up the path - and as far as he could from
the bear. As he ran, he kept looking over his
shoulder and each time noticing the bear was
getting closer and closer. He keep running, hoping
running down hill would give me more distance, but
as he looked the bear was even closer. His heart
was pumping frantically and he tried to run even
faster. But, as fate would have it there was
a root sticking out of the ground as as he
approached it 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 mans face, 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. And 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 and for which I am truly thankful."
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