Legend of the Cherokee Rose

In 1838, The Cherokee Nation's Trail of Tears began. The trip was long and hard, many of the mothers were crying so much that they were unable to help their little ones along the journey. The tribal elders began to pray for a sign to give strength to the mothers and lift their spirits. The next day, their prayers were answered, a beautiful white rose had grown where a mother's tear had fallen. The Cherokee hold this rose sacred; the rose is white representing the tears cried during that long journey. The center is gold, symbolic of the gold stolen from the Cherokee lands. The stem contains seven leaves, standing for the seven clans of the Cherokee. Today, the Cherokee Rose still grows along the route of the Trail of Tears.

I pray that this blog will be a sign of encouragement to you and that it will lift your spirits when they need to be lifted.