THE CANDYMAKER'S
WITNESS
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 the 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 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". I pray this symbol will again be used
to witness to the Wonder of Jesus and His Great Love that came down at
Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominate force in the universe today.
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