“I AM GOING TO PROVE THERE IS NO GOD!”
ONE DAY a man who did not believe in God stood up before a crowd of people and said that there would not be a person in the audience who would not agree with him before he had finished his speech. He concluded with the following statement: -“Now ladies and gentlemen, I am going to prove to you that there is no God. It will take just a minute to do it!” He took out his watch, held in in his left hand, shook his fist and said, “God, are You up there? If You are I hate You! You are not fair! You are mean! I hate you and will do so until I die. Now God, why don’t you kill me, and if You do not kill me this minute, all these people will know there is no God!” What He had said and done was dramatic and to many it was convincing. Finally he said, “There is no God. If there is any person in this crowd who still believes there is a God, would he give us one reason for still thinking so?” The man was as surprised as the audience when a younger man walked forward. “Sir, I certainly still believe there is a God, and I believe I can give these people a good reason why God did not kill you a moment ago.” The atheist stood back. He clearly felt the young man was going to make a fool of himself and he, for one, was going to enjoy it. With a mock bow he said, “Go right ahead young man. You have the platform.” “A few minutes ago as I was walking along nearby, a strange thing happened. A little boy, eight or nine years of age, stepped out in front of me. His clothes were ragged, he was filthy with dirt and his hair looked as if it had never been combed. He stepped right in front of me and he held out his hand to stop me. Then he said, ‘I hate guys like you with your fancy clothes and shiny boots. You are just a big phoney! How about a fight!” “I told him I did not want to fight him, but instead I would like to be his friend. Perhaps I could get him something to eat, give him a clean-up and some new clothes. Ignoring my offer of friendship, the little fellow spat at me and called me a
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