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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." |
