Heres A Poem that I had for years and I still think of it

I wanted to share this poem with you all and please send it on to your sons ,daughters ,husbands,wives.this was written by two men that i still listen to they are Tex Ritter and Bill Anderson it is called "The Deck Of Cards" Please read it this should be sent to ALL of our SAILORS and ALL THE TROOPS.      
                                     A Deck Of Cards
           During the war,a group of soldiers arrived
           at a small village in France after a long march.
       The chaplain read a prayer and asked all the men
who had Bibles to open them.One of the soldiers brought
out a deck of cards.
He was arrested and taken to the commanding officer.

"Sire," he said, "I have neither Bible nor prayer book,
but I hope I can satisfy you with the purity of my intentions."

"You see,Sir when I look at the ace it reminds me that there is only one God,When I look at the deuce it tells me the bible is divided into two parts,the Old and New Testament,the trey represents the father ,the son and the Holy Ghost
"The four calls to mind the four evangelists,Matthew,Mark,Luke and John.

"The five reminds me of the five wise virgins,the six ,that in six days the lord made heaven and earth,and the seven that he rested on the seventh day."

" The eight is the eight right-eous persons God saved when he destroyed the earth by flood, Noah, his wife and their three sons and their wives.when I look at the nine I think of the lepers our savior cleansed and nine of them did not thank him.
  "The 10 reminds me of the Ten Commandments."
"When I look at the  king I think of our lord. The Queen reminds me of the Virgin Mary. when I see the Jack I think of the devil.
"When I count the spots on the cards I find 365, the days in the year.there are 52 cards in the deck, 52 weeks in a year. there are four suits ,the four weeks in a month. there are 13 tricks the13 weeks in a quarter. there are 12 pictures cards ,the 12 months in a year."
"So you see,sir my deck of cards serves as a bible, almanac and prayer book."

Teresa