A Soldier's Playing Cards

[Heavyduty053]

 

 

 

After heavy fighting, a soldier returned to camp for a rest

The next day being Sunday, the Chaplain had set up church service for all there

 

The men were asked to take out their Bible 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 him doing

The major told the young soldier he would be punished if he could not explain why he did that

 

The young soldier told the Major that during 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 only one God and no other

 

When I see the 2" it reminds me that there are two parts of 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 Five that were saved

 

The 6" makes me mindful that God Created The Earth In Just Six Days and then said 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 Human Life by Water Except For Eight People

Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their three sons 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 mighty hand of God

 

The "Jack" makes me remember the Prince of Darkness who

like a roaring Lion roams this land and devours those that he can

 

When I look at the Queen,  see The Church, The Bride of Jesus

 

As I look at the last card, The King, it reminds me that Jesus is Lord of Lords and King of Kings

And he has been given authority over by his father

 

There are 365 spots on a deck of cards

and that is the number of days in a year

 

There are 4 suits in a deck and that is the number of seasons in a year

 

And so, the young soldier then said to the Major, "You see, Sir, my intentions were most honorable. My deck of cards serves as my Bible and my Prayer book and my Almanac.

 

Most importantly, my deck of cards reminds me that I need Jesus......365 days a year, and that I should always pray for others.

 

Sincere intentions with a plain of deck of cards..........how about that.......have a blessed day.

 

 

 

 

[fringe on lamps]

Haven't heard that one before - it was very clever!

[nannab]

Thank you heavy. I heard this before in a song many years ago. I seen to think it was done by

Johnny Cash or someone with that low deep voice with music in the back ground.. It made me cry back then.

[nannab]

On 8/5/2017 at 9:28 PM, nannab said:

Thank you heavy. I heard this before in a song many years ago. I seen to think it was done by

Johnny Cash or someone with that low deep voice with music in the back ground.. It made me cry back then.

 

Hi Heavyduty,

 

I my curiosity got the better of me and I found out the song Deck of cards was done by Tex Ritter. The original

came out on a 78 record !  I could not get the voice and tune out of my head saying those very words. I was

with my Grampy when I first heard it. Yikes I am old   Thank you again