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The Candy Cane

A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas

Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols from 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

promises of God. The candymaker 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 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 large 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 known as a Candy Cane -- a meaningless decoration seen at

Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear." Every time

you see a Candy Cane, remember the Wonder of Jesus and His Great Love that came down at Christmas,

and that His Love remains the ultimate and dominant force in the universe today.

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