[Blindvet-talk] Deck of Cards

[MisterAdvocate at aol.com]

Good afternoon, Dwight!

The following was forwarded to me and I wanted to  share with you for 
distribution to our members in the division.
Remember: When we all do, it becomes  doable.
The more we try, the more we  succeed.
Everything is impossible until you do  it.
Keep believing.  Keep dreaming.  Keep  learning
Let's work together.  Let's make a difference!
Joseph J.  Ruffalo 
President, National Federation of the Blind of New  Jersey
Phone:  973-743-0075
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_http://www.blindchildren.org_ (http://www.blindchildren.org/) 
_http://www.nfb.org_ (http://www.nfb.org) 
_http://www.nabv.org_ (http://www.nabv.org)   




Email: 
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Here is a new way to look at a 
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.



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 to me 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 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  
Ghost.

The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, 
Luke and John  .

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 after making His  
Creation..

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 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 represent 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. 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

Prayer for the  Military.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving  hands.

Protect  them.
Bless them and their  families

I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and  Savior.

Amen

When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say 
a prayer for our  servicemen and women all around the  world.

Of all the gifts you could give a Soldier, prayer is the 
very best  one.
 
In God We  Trust!