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.
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
The soldier replied, 'I thought I would stay behind
and spend some time with the Lord.'
The sergeant said,
The sergeant said,
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.'
I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards.'
'How will you do that?'
'You see the Ace, Sergeant?
'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 Spirit.
The Four stands for the Four Gospels:
The Three represents the Father, Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
The Four stands for the Four Gospels:
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John .
The Five is for the five virgins
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
The Seven is for the day God rested
after making His Creation.
The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife,
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
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
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,
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 Bride of Christ.
The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings.
When I count the dots on all the cards,
The Queen stands for The Bride of Christ.
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;
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:
The four suits represent the four seasons:
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
Each suit has thirteen cards --
Each suit has thirteen cards --
there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter.
So when I want to talk to God and thank Him,
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.
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?'
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Corinne Mustafa
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