Pine Tree Crosses

Author Unknown

Last April on a Sunday we took one of our “nowhere” drives, my husband was quietly driving a back road. I was occupied in the front passenger seat watching the scenery.

I noticed out of the corner of my eye that he was straining to look out my window. This startled me, since his eyes should be on the road in front of him. I asked him what he was looking at out the windows, and he quietly replied, “Nothing.” His eyes went back to the road in front of him.

After a few minutes, I looked over at him and noticed a tear running down his cheek. I asked him what was wrong. This time he told me, “I was just thinking about Pop and a story he had once told me.” Of course, because it had to do with his Dad I wanted to know the story, so I asked him to share it with me.
He said, “When I was about 8 years old, Dad and I were out fishing and that’s when he told me that the Pine trees know when it is Easter.”

I had no idea what he meant by that, so I pressed him for more information.

He continued on...“Pine trees start their new growth in the weeks just before Easter -- if you look at the tops of the Pine trees two weeks before, you will see the yellow shoots.
As the days get closer to Easter Sunday, the tallest shoot will branch off and form a cross. By the time Easter Sunday comes around, you will see that most of the Pine trees will have small yellow crosses on all of the tallest shoots.”

I turned to look out the window and I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a week before Easter, and you could see all of the trees with the tall yellow shoots stretching to Heaven.

The tallest ones shone in the sunlight like rows of tiny golden crosses. 

Publisher’s Note

A good friend of mine sent me this article which she found on the web at www.wandascountryhome.com. Once you get to Wanda’s web site click on the Inspirational Index and you’ll find this article along with the photo. To the best of my knowledge, Pine trees do indeed sprout crosses and this story is true. Isn’t it amazing how the heavens and the Earth shout out the glory of God yet, unfortunately, people continue to deny His existence.