A Tale Of Two Trees

Two trees stood in a forest wood
Growing together side by side;
From one came the manger where Jesus was born,
From the other the cross where He died.

So close together, yet so far apart,
But really, they looked quite the same.
But on one would He be adored by the world,
On the other would men curse His name.

One brought Him life and one brought Him death.
One held His little, sweet head;
One held the nails in His hands and His feet
And was stained with the blood that He shed.

Lord Jesus, I would bring Thee life;
Let me be a manger tree
And cradle Thee within my arms,
Beholding Thy nativity.

~Nick Bowen