a walk in the woods

[Armistice]

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 was walking
alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.
Turning 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 gaining on him. He ran 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 and he tried to run
even faster. He tripped and fell to 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. Even the river
stopped moving. 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 you
could make the bear a Christian?"

Very well," said the voice. The light went out. The river ran again.
And the sounds of the forest returned. And then the bear dropped his right
paw...brought both paws together...bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, for
this food, which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful, Amen."

[[FuN]CompuWolf]