Happy Easter Everyone!
Legend of the Dogwood
There is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion,
the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other
forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was
chosen as the timber of the cross. To be used for such a
cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed
upon it, sensed this, and in His gentle pity for all sorrow
and suffering said to it: "Because of your regret and pity
for my suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree
grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it
shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms
shall be in the form of a cross...two long and two short
petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember."
-Anonymous
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
(John 3:16)
