THE LEGEND OF THE DOGWOOD TREE
At the time of the Crucifixion,
The dogwood tree grew tall like other forest trees.
It's wood was strong and firm,
And it was so chosen to create the cross.
To be used for such cruelty grieved the dogwood tree.
Jesus sensed this and said:
"Because of your sorrow and for my suffering,
I promise this:
Never again shall the dogwood tree
grow large enough to be used as a cross.
It shall be slender and twisted.
It's blossoms shall resemble a cross
with two long and two short petals.
On the edge of each petal,
There shall be nail prints as if browned with rust
and stained with blood
and a crown of thorns will grow at the center of each flower.
All who see it will remember
that it was upon this tree that I was crucified
and the dogwood shall be cherished
as a reminder of my agony and death upon the cross."
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