The
Legend of the Candy Cane
"A candy maker
wanted to invent a candy that would incorporate several
symbols for
the birth, ministry and death of Jesus Christ.
He began with
a pure white stick of 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 God's promises
He molded the
candy in the form of a "J" to represent the name of Jesus.
It could also
represent the staff of the Good Shepherd.
Thinking the
candy looked somewhat plain, the candy maker added red
stripes. He
used three small stripes to represent the stripes Jesus
received at
the hands of the soldiers. The large red stripe was for the
blood shed
by Christ on the cross so we could have eternal life.
The peppermint
flavor of the candy cane is similar to hyssop, which is in
the mint family
and was used in Old Testament times for purification and
sacrifice.
Jesus is the pure Lamb of God who came to be a sacrifice for
the sins of
the world."
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