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Here is a new way to look at a deck of cards!!
Deck of Cards
It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land
mines for some reason hadn't been heard.
The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of
the week.
As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards
and laid them out across his bunk.
Just then an army sergeant came in and said, 'Why aren't
you with the rest of the platoon?'
The soldier replied, 'I thought I would stay behind and
spend some time with the Lord.'
The sergeant said, 'Looks to me like you're going to play
cards.'
The soldier said, 'No, sir. You see, since we are not
allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this
country,
I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of
cards.'
The sergeant asked in disbelief, 'How will you do that?'
'You see the Ace, Sergeant? It reminds me that there is
only one God.
The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and
New Testaments
The Three represents the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost.
The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John .
The Five is for the five virgins there were ten but only
five of them were glorified.
The Six is for the six days it took God to create the
Heavens and Earth.
The Seven is for the day God rested after making His
Creation.
The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their
three sons and their wives -- the eight people God spared
from the flood that destroyed the Earth.
The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy
He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him.
The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed
down to Moses on tablets made of stone.
The Jack is a reminder of Satan, one of God's first
angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and
wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell.
The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary.
The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all
kings.
When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with
365 total, one for every day of the year.
There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week -
52 weeks in a year.
The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring,
Summer, Fall and Winter.
Each suit has thirteen cards -- there are exactly
thirteen weeks in a quarter.
So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull
out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that
I have to be thankful for.'
The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears
in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, 'Soldier, can
I borrow that deck of cards?'
Please let this be a reminder and take time to pray for
all of our soldiers who are being sent away, putting
their lives on the line fighting
Prayer for the Military.
Please keep the wheel rolling. It will only take a few
seconds of your time, but it'll be worth it to read on....
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them.
Bless them and their families.
I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen.
When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a
prayer for our servicemen and women all around the world.
There is nothing attached, but this can be very powerfu l.
Of all the gifts you could give a Soldier, prayer is the
very best one.
Do not stop the wheel, please -- just send this on.
When forwarding, please keep this letter clean by
deleting all forwarding information from the subject line
and from the top of the letter.
In God I Trust!
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