Got this in an e-mail, thought some people here might like ot take a look at it.
Deck of Cards
>
>A young soldier was in his bunkhouse all alone one Sunday morning over in
>Afghanistan. It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines
>for some reason hadn't made a noise.
>
>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 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 that there is only one God. The Two
>represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments. The Three
>represents the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. The Four stands for the
>Four Apostles: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Five is for the five virgins
>that 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 working the six days. The Eight is for the family of Noah
>and his wife, their three sons and their wives, in which God saved the eight
>people from the flood that destroyed the earth for the first time.
>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 represents 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 and 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 for us.
>
>Send this on so that we can have a multitude praying for our people and our
>country.
>
>God Bless America!
>
>IN GOD WE TRUST
>
Deck of Cards
>
>A young soldier was in his bunkhouse all alone one Sunday morning over in
>Afghanistan. It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines
>for some reason hadn't made a noise.
>
>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 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 that there is only one God. The Two
>represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments. The Three
>represents the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. The Four stands for the
>Four Apostles: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Five is for the five virgins
>that 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 working the six days. The Eight is for the family of Noah
>and his wife, their three sons and their wives, in which God saved the eight
>people from the flood that destroyed the earth for the first time.
>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 represents 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 and 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 for us.
>
>Send this on so that we can have a multitude praying for our people and our
>country.
>
>God Bless America!
>
>IN GOD WE TRUST
>
