Atheist In The Woods

 

 

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the

accident of evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful

rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.

 

As he walked alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind

him. He turned to look, just in time to see a 7-foot grizzly charge towards

him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder &

saw the bear closing in on him. He tried to run even faster, so scared that

tears were coming to his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again, and the

bear was even closer.

 

His heart was pumping frantically as he tried to run even faster, but he

tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up and saw

the bear right on top of him raising his paw to kill him.

At that instant, he cried out, "Oh my God!"

 

Just then, time stopped... The bear froze; the forest was silent; even the

river stopped moving. A bright light shone upon the man, and a voice came

out of the sky, saying, "You deny My existence all of these years; teach

others I don't exist; even credit My creation to a cosmic accident, and now

do you expect Me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a

believer?"

 

The atheist, ever so proud, looked into the light and said, "It would be

rather hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years. But

could you make the bear a Christian?"

 

"Very well," said the voice.

As the light went out, the river ran, the sounds of the forest continued,

and the bear put his paw down. The man breathed a sigh of relief. Then the

bear brought both paws together, bowed his head and said: "Lord, I thank you

for this food, which I am about to receive."