<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">An atheist was walking through the woods. <SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>"What majestic trees"!<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </SPAN></B><BR>"What powerful rivers"!<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>"What beautiful animals"!<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>He said to himself.<BR><BR>As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR><IMG id=MA4.1201270136 height=450 src="http://us.f381.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&MsgId=3261_12958651_26316853_3454_313590_0_68654_422658_90004950&bodyPart=2.1.2&YY=48230&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&Idx=27" width=600 border=0></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:
Garamond"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY:
Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Garamond color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him. <SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=ececececapple-converted-space><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR><IMG id=MA5.1201270136 height=450 src="http://us.f381.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&MsgId=3261_12958651_26316853_3454_313590_0_68654_422658_90004950&bodyPart=2.1.3&YY=48230&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&Idx=27" width=600 border=0></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>At that instant the Atheist cried out, "Oh my God!"<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>Time Stopped.<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>The bear froze.<BR>The forest was silent.<BR><BR>As a bright light shone upon 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"? <SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>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"?<BR><BR>"Very Well," said the voice.<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:<SPAN class=ececececapple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Garamond color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><IMG id=MA6.1201270136 height=450
src="http://us.f381.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download/us/ShowLetter?box=Inbox&MsgId=3261_12958651_26316853_3454_313590_0_68654_422658_90004950&bodyPart=2.1.4&YY=48230&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&Idx=27" width=600 border=0></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen." </SPAN></FONT></DIV><p> 
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