DECK OF CARDS

During WW2 a bunch of soldier
boys had been on a long hike
and they arrived in a little town.

The next morning being Sunday,
several of the boys went to church.
A sergeant commanded the boys in the Church
and after the Chaplain had read the Prayer.
The text was taken up next.

Those of the boys who had a Prayer book took them out.
but this one boy had only a deck of cards,and so
he spread them out.

The sergeant saw the cards and said,
"Soldier" put away those cards.
After the services was over.
The Soldier was taken prisoner
and brought before the Provost Marshall.

The Marshall said, "Sergeant"
Why have you brought this man here?
For playing cards in Church, Sir.

And what have you got to say for yourself,son?
"Much,Sir." Replied the soldier.
The Marshall said, I hope so,for if not
I shall punish you
more than any man was ever punished.

The soldier said,
"Sir" I've been on the march for about six days.
I had neither Bible nor Prayer book.
but I hope to satisfy you Sir,
with the purity of my intentions.
With that, the boy started his story.

You see Sir,
when I look at the "ACE"
it reminds me that there is but one
GOD.

The "DEUCE" reminds me that the
Bible is divided into two parts;
The Old and the New Testaments.

When I see the "TREY"
I think of the Father,
the Son,
and the Holy Ghost.

When I see the "FOUR"
I think of the four Evangelists
who preached the Gospel.
There was Matthew, Mark,Luke and John.

When I see the "FIVE"
it reminds me of the five virgins who
trimmed their lamps,
There were ten of them,
five were wise and were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.

And when I see the "SIX"
it reminds me that in six days,
God made this great heaven and earth.

When I see the "SEVEN"
it reminds me that on the seventh day,
GOD rested from His great work.

When I see the "EIGHT"
I think of the eight righteous persons
God saved when he destroyed this earth.
There was Noah,his wife, their three sons
and their wivies.

When I see the "NINE"
I think of the lepers our saviour cleaned.
And nine out of the ten
didn't even thank Him.

When I see the "TEN"
I think of the Ten Commandments
God handed down to Moses
on a table of stone.

When I see the "KING"
it reminds me that there is but
One King of Heaven,
GOD ALMIGHTY.

And when I see the "QUEEN"
I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
who is Queen of Heaven.

And the "JACK" or "KNAVE"is the Devil.

When I count the number
of spots on a deck of cards,
I find 365,
the number of days in a year;

There's 52 cards,
the number of weeks in a year;

There's 4 suits,
the number of weeks in a month;

There's 12 picture cards,
the number of months in a year,

There's 13 tricks,
the number of weeks in a quarter.

So you see, Sir,
my deck of cards serves
me as a Bible,
Almanac and a Prayer Book.
This story is true.

God Bless all
of our service men and women.

Thank you for dropping by and visiting with me.
Joan