THE HEATHER

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

The adults

The kids

During the North African campaign, a bunch of
soldier boys had been on a long hike and they arrived
in a little town called Casino. The next morning being
Sunday, several of the boys went to Church. A sergeant
commanded the boys in Church and after the Chaplain
had read the prayer, the text was taken up next. Those
of the boys who had a prayer book took them out, but this
one boy had only a deck of cards, and so he spread them
out. The Sergeant saw the cards and said, "Soldier, put
away those cards." After the services was over, the
soldier was taken prisoner and brought before the
Provost Marshall. The Marshall said, "Sergeant, why
have you brought this man here?" "For playing cards in
church, Sir." "And what have you to say for yourself, son?"
"Much, Sir," replied the soldier. The Marshall said, "I hope
so, for if not I shall punish you more than any man was
ever punished." The soldier said, "Sir, I have been on the
march for about six days.I have neither a Bible nor a
prayer book, but I hope to satisfy you, Sir, with the purity
of my intentions." And with that, the boy started his story:
"You see Sir, when I look at the
Ace, it reminds me that there is but one God.
And the Two reminds me that the Bible is divided into
two parts, the Old and the New Testaments.
When I see the Three, I think of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Ghost.
And when I see the Four, I think of the four Evangelists
who preached the Gospel; there was Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John.
And when I see the Five, it reminds me of the five wise
virgins who trimmed their lamps; there were ten of them:
five were wise and were saved, five were foolish
and were shut out.
When I see the Six, it reminds me that in six days, God
made this great heaven and earth.
When I see the Seven, it reminds me that on the seventh
day, God rested from His great work.
And when I see the Eight, I think of the eight righteous
persons God saved when He destroyed this earth; there
was Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives.
And when I see the Nine, I think of the lepers our Savior
cleansed, and nine out of the ten didn't even thank Him.
When I see the Ten, I think of the Ten Commandments
God handed down to Moses on a table of stone.
When I see the King, it reminds me that there is but one
King of Heaven, God Almighty.
And when I see the Queen, I think of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, who is Queen of Heaven.
And the Jack is the Devil. When I count the number of spots
on a deck of cards, I find 365, the number of days in a year.
There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year.
There are 4 suits, the number of weeks in a month.
There are 12 picture cards, the number of months in a year.
There are 13 tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter.
So you see, Sir, my pack of cards serves me as a Bible,
an Almanac and a Prayer Book."
"And friends, the story is true. I know, I was that soldier."

Granted at 8:02 AM

The Water Underneath

Tomorrow is not a promise; but a chance.

Psalm 105:4-5 (NIV)
"Look To The Lord And His Strength;
Seek His Face Always.
Remember The Wonders He Has Done."

1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at the outward apperance, but the Lord looks
at the heart."

1 Corinthians 15:19 (NIV)
"If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are
to be pitied more than all men."

1 Corinthians 13:4-7,13
"Love is patient and kind;
it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritatable;
love does not keep a record of wrongs
love is not happy with evil,
but is happy with the truth.
Love never gives up;
and its faith, hope and patience never fail."
"Meanwhile these three remain:
faith, hope and love;
and the greatest of these is love."