The Christmas Tradition
of the Christian Candy Cane
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over
their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of
the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to
them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be
for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;
he is Christ the Lord ~ Luke 2:8-11
Did you know that the Christian candy cane was created to honor Jesus? If the candy is
held upright, it is the shape of a shepherd's staff, which the shepherd uses as
he watches over his sheep. Jesus is our Shepherd. If the candy is turned upside
down, it
becomes the letter J for Jesus.
The Bible tells us that by Jesus' stripes we are healed. Jesus was beaten
and stripes were put on His back when He was crucified in payment for our sins.
So the candy cane was made with red and white stripes to represent the blood of
Jesus, which washed away our sins and makes us pure and white as snow. One bold
stripe represents one God who is Father of us all. The three fine stripes
represent the Trinity: one God, who has revealed Himself to us in three ways:
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
There are a lot of candy canes in the stores today made with different
colors. But they are not TRUE candy canes unless they are red and white and
have one bold stripe and three fine stripes. True candy canes are Christian
candy because they tell the story of Jesus. Today, we have some TRUE candy
canes for all the children.
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