A Candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, 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, the foundation of the Church, and firmness of the promise of God.
The candymaker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus. who came to earth to be our Savior. It could also represent the staff of the "Good Shepard" with which He reached down into the ditches of the world to lift out fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The largest red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life.
Unfortunately, the candy became know as the Candy Cane - a meaningless decoration seen at Christmastime. But the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear". I pray that this symbol will again be used to witness to the Wonder of Jesus Christ and His Great Love that came down at Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominate force in the universe today.
TTFN~
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