This is a story about a soldier in the North Africa Campaign in world WarII.
>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 "2," it reminds me that there are two parts 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. There are 4
>different suits in a deck and that is the number of months in a quarter of
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.
>May you never look at a deck of cards the same