The Most Blessed Tree
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The tree held its breath,
feeling a pain as sharp
as the thorns that hurt the boy’s head.
‘No, boy, no—
This is not right. You should be riding me.
You should rest on me and let me hear your pleasant voice again.’
But only the angry shouts of the people
and loud, unkind orders of the soldiers
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About the Book
J.K. Dove portrays the childhood, ministry, and death of Jesus through a tree and its walk with him unto the cross. Jesus’ lovely character, his service and sacrifice are poignantly revealed from the tree’s perspective and ultimately leads to how Jesus’ death meant more than his hands and feet getting nailed on a tree. Find out the deeper meaning of the cross with your child in this heart-warming tale of a tree that was blessed beyond measure.
About the Author
I am a teacher who is actively involved in children's ministry at church, and although I have been a christian all my life, I only recently realized that the pain Jesus experienced on the cross was not just from getting his hands and feet nailed but from the sin weighing on his heart-bursting it-when the heart is the most resilient part of the body that doesn't even get cancer. I have lived and taught in different parts of the country and wanted to shard my eye-opening realization-as well as his unfathomable love- with children as I from time to time wondered as a child how getting your body nailed could be the worst pain possible although I was always mesmerized by and thankful for the beauty of Jesus's love and sacrifice for all humanity,