An atheist was walking along a river and heard something in the bushes behind him. When he turned to see what it was, he saw a 7-foot grizzly charging right towards him. He ran as fast as he could but in his rush 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 moment, the Atheist cried out "Oh my God!" Time stopped. The bear froze. Even the river stopped moving. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky, "You have denied my existence for many years. Do you expect my help?” The atheist looked directly into the light "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as Christian now, but perhaps could you make the bear a Christian?" "Very well," said the voice. The light went out and the bear dropped his right paw, bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, for this food which I a