The Legend of the Candy Cane

A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that
would be a witness of God's love for us so he made the Christmas candy cane.

He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry,
and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure
white, hard candy:

White… to symbolize the virgin birth and the sinless
nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock
Foundation of the Church and firmness of the promise of
God.

The candy maker made the candy in the form of a J to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior.

It could also represent the staff of the Good Shepherd with which he reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who like all sheep have gone astray.

Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy
maker stained it with red stripes. He used three small
stripes for the blood, shed by Christ on the cross, so
that we could have the promise of Eternal life.

Unfortunately, the candy became known as the Candy Cane----meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.

May this symbol be used to witness the wonder of Jesus
and His great love for each one of us.

~ Author Unknown ~
 

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