The Lady and the Atheist

There was a little old lady, who every morningstepped onto her front porch, raised her arms to the sky, and shouted:'PRAISE THE LORD!' > > > > One day an atheist moved into the house next door. > > He became irritated at the little old lady. > > Every morning he'd step onto his front porchafter her and yell: 'THERE IS NO LORD!' > > > > Time passed with the two of them carrying on this > > way every day. > > > > One morning, in the middle of winter, the littleold lady stepped onto her front porch and shouted: 'PRAISE THE LORD! PleaseLord, I have no food and I am starving, provide for me, oh Lord! > > > > The next morning she stepped out onto her porch andthere were two huge bags of groceries sitting there. > > > > 'PRAISE THE LORD!' she cried out. 'HEHAS PROVIDED GROCERIES FOR ME!' > > > > The atheist neighbor jumped out of the hedges > > and shouted: > > 'THERE IS NO LORD; I BOUGHT THOSEGROCERIES!!' > > > > The little old lady threw her arms into the air and shouted: 'PRAISE THE LORD! HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH GROCERIES AND MADE THE DEVIL PAY FOR THEM!'