Deck of Cards.

October 13^th, 2006. - - - - - Post 40.

Hello everyone ~ I hope it as been a great day for you

and your families. It has been hot again here today.

“They” keep telling us we are in for a long hot Summer,

and also that we are in the midst of the worst ever

drought in Australia. All a bit scary, but not a lot we

can do about it. I hear that there has been early snow

sightings in Canada and the U.S.

Tonight I have chosen to re – run an old post, which is

a great story called “Deck of Cards.” Many of you will

have heard it before, but I hope you will enjoy it again.

Deck of Cards

This is a story about a soldier in the North Africa Campaign

in World War 11. After heavy fighting, the men returned to camp.

The next day being Sunday, the Chaplain had set up a 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 the

service, he was taken by the Chaplain to see the Major.The Chaplain

explained 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 to the Bible,

the OLD TESTAMENT and the NEW TESTAMENT.

The 3 tells me of the TRINITY OF GOD THE FATHER<>

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 the five were saved.

The 6 makes me mindful that GOD CREATED THE EARTH in just

six days, and God said that it was good.

GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY.

As I look at the 8, it reminds me that GOD destroyed all life by

water except for 8 people. Noah, his wife, their three sons, and

their three 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 od 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.

KING it reminds me that JESUS IS LORD OF LORDS and KING

OF KINGS.

There are 365 spots on a deck of cards, the number of days

in a year.

There are 52 cards to a deck, the number of weeks in a year.

There are 12 picture cards, the number of months in a year.

There are 4 different suits in a deck, the umber of months

in a quarter of a year….

And so, the young soldiier then said to the Major, “You see, Sir, that

my intentions were honourable. My deck of cards serve as my Bible,

My PRAYER BOOK and my ALMANAC.”

A deck of cards should remind us that we need JESUS 365 days,

52 weeks and 12 months a year and that we should PRAY

4 others. May you never look at a deck of cards the same way.

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Small poem called “IF” Another one called If !!

If we notice little pleasures,

As we notice little pains,

If we forgot our losses

And remembered all our gains;

If we looked for peoples’s virtues,

And their faults refused to see,

What a comfortable and happy

Cheerful place this world would be.

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Joke Time - - - -

Florist Mistake.

On opening a new store, a man received a boquet of flowers.

He became dismayed when he read the enclosed card that

read “Deepest Sympathy” While puzzling over this his phone rang.

It was the florist apologising for having sent the wrong card.

“Oh, it’s OK”, said the storekeeper, “I’m a businessman and I

understand how these things happen”

“But I sent your card to a funeral party,” said the florist.

“Well, what did it say?” asked the businessman.

“Congratulations on your new locotion”, was the reply.

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Jail Mail.

A prisoner in jail receives a letter from his wife: “Dear

husband, I have decided to plant some lettuce in the back

garden. When is the best tme to plant them?” The prisoner

knowing that the prison guards read all mail, replied in a

letter: “Dear Wife, whatever you do, don’t touch the back

garden. That is where I hid all the money.”

A week or so later, he received another letter from his wife

“Dear Husband, You wouldn’t believe whaat happened, some

men came with shovels to the house, and dug up all the back

garden.”

The prisoner wrote another letter back to his wife: “Dear Wife,

now is the time to plant the lettuce.”

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A guy was invited to an old friend’s home for dinner.

His buddy preceded every request to his wife with endearing

terms, calling her “Honey, My Love, Darling or Sweetheart” etc

The guy was impressed since he knew the couple had been

married for almost 70 years.

While the wife was off in the kitcen, he said to his buddy: “I

think it’s wonderful that after all the years you’ve been married,

you still call your wife these pet names.”

His buddy hung his head. “To tell you the truth,” he said, “I

forgot her name about 10 years ago.”

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Some quotes - - -

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve

the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends

forth a tiny ripple of hope - - -and crossing each other from

a million different centres of energy and daring those ripples

build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of

oppression and resistance. - - - Robert F. Kennedy.

Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your

path and follow it wherever it may lead you: do not feel you

have to follow in someone else’s footsteps. - - - Eileen Caddy.

Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness - - - happiness is a sort

of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you’re

lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love.

- - - - Adela Rogers St John.

There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, there is

only the discovery of joy. - - - Joyce Grenfell.

Bye now, Have a wonderful weekend folks. Merle.

Post 40. - - - - -October 13^th, 2006.

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