Wednesday, August 24, 2005
THE PREACHER AND THE BEAR
A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday and head to the hills to do some bear hunting. As he rounded the corner on a perilous twist in the trail, he and the bear collided, sending him and his rifle tumbling down the mountainside. Before he knew it, his rifle went one way and he went the other, landing on a rock and breaking both legs.
The bad news was the ferocious bear charging at him from a distance, and the preacher couldn't move. "Oh Lord," the preacher prayed, "I'm so sorry for skipping services today to come out here and hunt. Please forgive me and grant me just one wish: please make a Christian out of that bear that's coming at me. Please, Lord!" That very instant, the bear skidded to a halt, fell to its knees and clasped its paws together and began to pray aloud right at the preacher's feet: "Dear God, bless this food I am about to receive..."
