A Candymaker's Witness

shared in Virtuous Daughters, December 2001~Volume 1, Number 9

   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.  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 in which he reaches down to lift out the fallen lambs who like all sheep have gone astray.  (The Shepherd watching over His flock)
     He looked at the candy cane he had made and it looked so plain.  He decided to stain the cane with red stripes.  He used the red stripes to show the beatings Jesus received by which we are healed.  The red stripes symbolize the blood shed by Jesus on the Cross, so that we can 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 it still there for those who have “eyes to see and ears to hear.”  I pray that this symbol will again be used and witness to the WONDER OF JESUS AND HIS GREAT LOVE that came down at Christmas and remains. 
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