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SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS POEM |
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Preston
Optics Apprentice Joined: September/13/2009 Location: IOWA Status: Offline Points: 193 |
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Posted: December/16/2009 at 14:42 |
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMMEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I’D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, HE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULD’NT HELP WONDER
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"I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace."
Thomas Payne, Revolutionist |
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hunterwingler
Optics Master Joined: April/03/2009 Location: Idaho Status: Offline Points: 1420 |
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Deck of Cards It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn't been heard. The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of the week. As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk. Just then an army sergeant came in and said, "Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?" The soldier replied, "I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord." The sergeant said, "Looks to me like you're going to play cards." The soldier said, "No, sir. You see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country, I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards." The sergeant asked in disbelief, "How will you do that?" "You see the Ace, Sergeant? It reminds me that there is only one God. The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments. The Three represents the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Five is for the five virgins that were ten but only five of them were glorified. The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth. The Seven is for the day God rested after making His Creation. The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives - the eight people God spared from the flood that destroyed the earth The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him. The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone. The Jack is a reminder of Satan, one of God's first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell. The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary. The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings. When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year. There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week - 52 weeks in a year. The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Each suit has thirteen cards - there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter. So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for." The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, "Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?" Please let this be a reminder and take time to pray for all of our soldiers who are being sent away, putting their lives on the line fighting for us. Prayer for the Military Please keep the wheel rolling. It will only take a few seconds of your time, but it'll be worth it to read on.... Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen. |
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I wasn't upset about the black cat crossing my path this morning but mouthing "your fu@#ed" as he passed was just rude.
If Guns kill people mine are all defective |
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lillypad
Optics GrassHopper Joined: December/25/2012 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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A soldier overseas and at war In his bunkhouse sat all alone He was spending time with the Lord As with but some cards He was shown The soldier knew it was a Sunday The holiest day of the week It was not like any other day As the gunfire had become weak With his cards displayed about A Sergeant came and looked on in wonder And asked what he was doing with them out What was said, gave him much to ponder... "I am spending time with the Lord," He said "In the only way I am allowed As I cannot have a Bible, the wine, or bread Through this deck, I have been endowed" The sergeant asked in disbelief "How do you do that? Can I see?" "You see the Ace, there is one God Two the Son, Three the Holy Ghost within me" "Four for the words of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Five for the virgins who were prepared Six and seven for the creation to rest upon Eight for Noah's family as the rains scared" "Nine for the lepers that Jesus cleansed Ten for the commandments, God's gift to us The Jack for the Spirit of which I sense The Queen of hearts, the Earth in trust" "The Joker well, I threw him out For living well is really tough And of Satan, I can do without Being in this war is so rough" "Last of all is the King- that's me Of royal blood, I am of worth With potential great I can be Given mercy unto rebirth" "I count the dots so meek and small There is one for each day of the year <
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God be with our servicemen, till they can be home with us again.
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stickbow46
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/07/2009 Location: Benton, Pa Status: Offline Points: 4678 |
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A thought for a day by Tony Blair:
In case we find ourselves starting to beleive all the anti-American sentiment and negativity,we should ask ourselves,this simple question"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ,and how many want out?" Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1-Jesus Christ 2-The American GI One died for your soul,the other for your Freedom..........
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Pearls of Wisdom are Heard not Spoken
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Son of Ed
Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Offline Points: 122210 |
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Tell that to Obama and Mrs Obama who ain't proud of America yet, because they're LEFTIES and they know better! They went to Ivy League schools and they know all about me!! Isn't that amazing!!?
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rustic
Optics Master Joined: September/30/2011 Status: Offline Points: 1461 |
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