March 21, 2004
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~The Story Of The Dogwood Tree~
Many years ago, a dogwood tree grew on a hill outside Jerusalem. In those days, the dogwood tree was as tall and mighty as an oak, and this tree was the tallest of all the dogwoods, and extremely proud of its strength.
“Something wonderful is going to happen to me,” it said to anyone who would listen. “I’ll probably become the mast that holds the big sail on a grand ship, or the main timber supporting a great house.”
Unfortunately, the huge old dogwood was cut down to become the cross to which Jesus was nailed. The tree was horrified. All its dreams of glory were smashed, and it groaned in agony as two boards from its trunk were nailed together.
Jesus took pity on the tree, even as he carried it to Calvary. “You will never be put to such use again,” He told it. “From this day on, your shape will change, even as will the world. You will become slender and sway easily with the breeze. And instead of acorns, you will bear flowers in the shape of a cross … with two long and two short petals. In the center of the outer edge of each petal, there will be nail prints … brown with rust and red with bloodstains to show the world how you have suffered.”
“Last of all, the center of your flowers will be marked as though with a crown of thorns to remind people forevermore, that you and I spent our last moments together.”
And so it was. And so it is.
~ Author Unknown ~
This story makes me sad but it makes me think to.I want God to transform my life in a way that others see him in me. Love and hugs Fancy
Comments (11)
wink what a great post!!!!!
hope your weekend went well!!!!!
Shivers… what a great post! It brought a rear to my eye. :heartbeat:
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nice story. Have a good week.
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That was lovely I had read it before and knew the story about the dogwood but was lovely to see it here. Have a lovely day {{ Hugs }}
LOVE AND LIGHT
This is one of my favorite stories. My mother used to tell it to us kids. We chose it to go on the back of the small cards at her funeral because of that. It makes me sad too, but it also gives me hope that God can transform me when I am depressed about something. He takes bad things and turns them into good things. The Dogwood tree is one of my favorites – it’s beautiful.
What a beautiful story it made me cry especially with the song playing behind it. Thank-you so much for sharing it with us. Take care.
Just beautiful! You did it again thank you! I know exactly how you feel!
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That’s a lovely story! Very touching!
Enjoy your Tuesday, Ms. Fancy!
thanks sharing this great story…/N *
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what a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing!!:heartbeat: