DIVERSITY

It seems everyone is placing a lot of emphasis on religion at this time. Please be aware that all of our beliefs might not be the same and that doesn't mean any one is wrong or that any one is completely right. The words to the song below comes to mind. This song came out after the second world war and was very popular. It certainly shows that a diverse view is sometimes called for.

A DECK OF CARDS
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 Deuce

Reminds me that the Bible

Is divided into two parts

The Old and the New Testaments

When I see the Trey

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 or Knave 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

:) Thanks Jim! I hadn't heard that since I was a kid!

I've never heard, it is wonderful! Thanks Jim!!!

Some one sent me a message with Lee Greenwood singing God Bless the USA and it had a web site and had 235 songs with the words and the music. Sort of like Karoke. The Deck of Cards was one of the songs and I thought it sort of pointed out the diversity we need here at Dave's. We don't all like roses and we all don't like brugs (or do we) but yet we all have so many things in common. We need to respect each other and different members beliefs. We don't have to agree with them but we do need to respect them.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7571/songs.htm

This message was edited Sunday, Sep 23rd 1:30 PM

Wow - this takes me way back - thanks for the memory :-)

You are a wise and clever man, georgiaredclay!

"eyes"