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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 t he 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 r ead 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
powerful.
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.
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