The Greatful Bear

An atheist was walking in the forest admiring all the beauty of creation. He heard and saw a large bush rustling and decide to investigate. He frightened a large bear which started to chase him. He ran hard, looked back and saw the bear catching up. He ran harder, looked back and the bear was still catching up. He sprinted as fast as he could, looked back and the bear was still catching up. The atheist tripped on an exposed tree root and as the bear reared it's huge claws to strike and in a haste the atheist yelled, "Oh god please no!" All of the sudden, the bear froze before striking. The wind stopped blowing. The river stopped flowing. The clouds broke and the brightest light shined down on the atheist. A loud voice called to him and said, " Ah, now that you face death, are you prepared to accept my existence and worship me?" The atheist replied, "Well I don't want to be a hypocrite so maybe you can make this bear one of your followers. " Then the river began to flow. The wind began to blow. The bear lowered it's claw, knelt, and said, "Lord, thank you for this meal I'm about to receive."