An atheist was walking through the woods

What majestic trees!
What powerful rivers!
What beautiful animals!
He said to himself

As he was walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes
behind him

He turned to look and there was a 7 foot grizzly bear charging at him!

He ran as fast as he could but the bear was gaining on him!

He looked again and the bear almost had him!

He tripped and fell!

He rolled over and saw the bear was right on top of him reaching for
him with his left paw and ready to strike him with his right!

At that instant, the atheist cried out "Oh my God!"

Time stopped, the bear froze, the forest was silent.

As a bright light shone on 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 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.
The bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together. bowed his
head and spoke;


"Lord bless this food. which I am about to receive from thy bounty,
through Christ our Lord, Amen."