During the World War 2 some soldiers were on a patrol for 6 days. They arrived at a small town called Cassino. The next day being Sunday some of the boys went to church. After the worship they were asked to open their Bibles. All the soldiers opened their Bibles except one young man. He was a young private and instead of opening his Bible he speard out a deck of cards in front of him. The sergeant saw him and said “Soldier put those cards inside.” After the service, the soldier was arrested and questioned.
Sergeant – "Soldier, why did you spread the deck of cards in front of you in a church! Give me a reasonable excuse and I shall spare you if not you will be punished like never before."
Soldier - "Sir, I’ve been on the march for the past 6 days and I have no Bible or prayer book with me. All I had were these cards."
"You see sir,
1 - The Ace reminds me that there is only one God.
2 - The Deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament.
3 - The Trey reminds me of the Holy Trinity – The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
4 - Number Four represents the Four great disciples who taught the Gospels; Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
5 - Number Five reminds me of the Five wise virgins who trimmed their lamps. Five were wise and were saved and Five were foolish and were cast out.
6 - Six is the number of days in which the great God created this universe
7 - On the Seventh day He rested and called it Holy
8 - Number Eight reminds me that the Lord is merciful to the righteous when He destroyed the Earth but spared Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives from the flood.
9 - Nine reminds me of the lepers cleansed by the Saviour and nine out of the ten didn’t even thank Him.
10 - Ten speaks of the Ten Commandments God handed to Moses on a tablet of stone.
King - The king reminds me that there is only one King of Heaven, God Almighty.
Queen - The Queen reminds me of Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus
Jack - The knave or the Jack is the devil.
When I count the dots on my deck of cards they’re 365 in number – the number of days in a Year.
There 52 cards in a deck and they stand for 52 weeks of a Year.
The 4 suits represent the weeks in a Month.
The 12 picture cards stand for 12 months in a Year."
"So you see sir my deck of cards serves me as a Bible, an Almanac and prayer book."
The Sergeant was speechless and let the soldier free.
