Scared hunter

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...."