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The 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 for the cross.
To be used thus 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..
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