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A Candymaker 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 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 candy maker 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".
I pray that that 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"