Bears and religion

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 sky 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...."