But, there are many more symbols. Among my favorites are the cross, the lily, the dogwood, the butterfly and even the robin. The cross would never have become popular as a religious emblem had it not been for the crucifixion of Jesus.
Legend has it that the cross was made from a dogwood tree.
The story goes that 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. 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.