The Legend of the Dogwood
In Jesus’ day, so the legend goes, dogwood trees grew as large and stately as oaks, and they were covered with beautiful blossoms in white or pink. It was a dogwood tree that was chosen for Jesus’ cross. Despite His own agony, Jesus recognized the pain the tree felt, for it never wanted to be used for so horrific a purpose. Certainly not for such a Holy One!
So Christ made a promise to the dogwood tree:
"Never again shall one grow large enough to be used for a cross. Instead of tall and sturdy, they shall be slender and twisted. Dogwood trees will still have their beautiful blossoms, but from this day forward, those blossoms will have four petals that form a cross. At the tip of each petal, for all to see, will be a jagged wound stained with blood. And the center of each blossom will wear a thorny crown. And from that day to the end of time, all who see a dogwood tree in bloom will remember Me."
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