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The
Deck Of Cards
This
is a story about a soldier in the North Africa Campaign in World War II.
After heavy fighting, the man returned to camp. The next day being
Sunday, the Chaplain had set up church service. The men were asked
to take out their Bibles or Prayer Books.
The
Chaplain noticed one soldier looking at a deck of cards. After service,
he was taken by the Chaplain to see the Major. The Chaplain explained to
the Major what he had seen. The Major told the young soldier he would have
to be punished if he could not explain himself.
The
young soldier told the Major that during the battle, he had neither a Bible
or a Prayer Book so he would use his deck of cards and explained:
"You
see, Sir, when I look at the ACE, 
it tells me that there is one GOD
and
no other.
When
I see the duce,  it
reminds me that there are two parts to the Bible, the OLD TESTAMENT and
the NEW TESTAMENT.
The
"3"  tells me of
the TRINITY OF GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON and GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.
The
"4"  reminds me of
the FOUR GOSPELS, MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE and JOHN.
When
I see the "5",  it
tells me of the FIVE UNWISE VIRGINS who were
lost
and that five were saved.
The
"6"  makes me mindful
that GOD CREATED THE EARTH IN JUST SIX DAYS, and GOD said that it was good.
When
I see the "7", 
it reminds me that GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY.
As I
look at the "8", 
it reminds me that GOD DESTROYED ALL LIFE BY WATER EXCEPT FOR EIGHT
PEOPLE, Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their three son's wives.
When
I see the "9",  I
think of the NINE LEPERS that GOD healed.
There
were ten lepers in all, but only one stopped to thank him.
The
"10"  reminds me of
the TEN COMMANDMENTS carved in stone by the hand of GOD.
The
"JACK"  makes me
remember the Prince of Darkness. Like a roaring lion, he devours
those that he can.
When
I look at the "QUEEN", 
I see the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER
OF JESUS.
As I
look at the last card, "THE KING", 
it reminds me that JESUS IS LORD OF LORDS and KING OF KINGS!
There
are 365 spots on a deck of cards, and that is the number of days in each
year. There are 52 cards to a deck and that is the number of weeks in a
year.
There
are 12 picture cards and that is the number of months in a year.
And
so, the young soldier then said to the Major,
"You
see, Sir, that my intentions were honorable.
My deck
of cards serves as
my BIBLE,
my PRAYER
BOOK and
my ALMANAC."
A
deck of cards should most importantly remind us that we need JESUS
365
days,
52 weeks
and
12 months
a year
and
that we should always
PRAY
"4" others.
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