--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "robert wilson" <noro714@fea.net> His was sent to me - a great story. The Legend of the Candy Cane > > A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be > a witness, so he make 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 make 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. > > Thought the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker > stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to > show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we > are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by > Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of > eternal life. > > Unfortunately, the candy became know as a candy cane - a > meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the > meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and > ears to hear." I pray that this symbol will again be used > to witness TO THE WONDER OF JESUS AND HIS GREAT LOVE that > came down at Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominate > force in the Universe today. > > > > >