In the middle of a forest, there was a hunter who was suddenly
confronted by a huge, mean bear. In his fear, all attempts to
shoot the bear were unsuccessful. Finally, he turned and ran as
fast as he could.
The hunter ran and ran and ran, until he ended up at the edge
of a very steep cliff. His hopes were dim.
Seeing no way out of his predicament, and with the bear closing
in rather quickly, the hunter got down on his knees, opened his
arms, and exclaimed, "Dear God! Please give this bear some
*religion*!"
The skies darkened and there was lightning in the air. Just a
few feet short of the hunter, the bear came to abrupt stop,
and glanced around, somewhat confused.
Suddenly, the bear looked up into the sky and said,
"Thank you, God, for the food I'm about to receive...."