from Harold's file . . .
The Candy Maker's Witness
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 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 candy maker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the
precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Saviour. 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 - a meaningless
decoration seen at Christmas time. But meaning is still there for all
those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear." We pray this symbol will
again be used to witness to the wonder of Jesus and His great love that
came down at Christmas.
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