> Deck of Cards
> > >
> > A young soldier was in his bunkhouse all alone one Sunday morning 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!