A Baptist missionary was walking in Africa
when he heard the ominous padding of a
lion behind him. "Oh Lord," prayed the
missionary, "Grant in Thy goodness that the
lion walking behind me is a good Christian
lion." And then, in the silence that
followed, the missionary heard the lion
praying too: "Oh Lord," he prayed, "We
thank Thee for the food which we are about
to receive."