13th April 2022
The Judas tree – cercis siliquastrum – is a small tree, growing up to 12m whose ranges extends from Southern Europe to Western Asia. It was common in Israel, and its French name ‘arbre de Judée‘, may give rise to its English name. Other suggestions are that it is so named because Judas hung himself on this tree. It bears bright pink blossoms in spring which appear before its leaves, which are heart shaped. In the autumn it produces flat seed pods – the seeds themselves are poisonous. The pods are said to resemble a weaver’s shuttle, which in Greek is ‘kerkis’ which gives rise to its botanical name.
Forgive our sins, as we forgive those who sin again us. And do not let us yield to temptation.
Luke 11.4
For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been first trust. Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games
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