The story of the Candy Cane
There was a man who loved Jesus so much that he decided to do something special for His birthday. Since he was a candy maker, he decided to use his talents to make a special candy to honor Jesus; so he designed the first candy cane.
If the candy cane is held upright, it is in the shape of a shepherd's staff, which the shepherd uses as he watches over his sheep. Jesus is our shepherd.
If the candy cane is turned upside down, it becomes the letters "J" for Jesus.
The scriptures tell us that by Jesus stripes we are healed. Jesus was beaten and stripes was put upon his back before 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 washes away our sins and makes us pure and white as snow.
One bold strip represents our belief in ONE GOD who is the 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 with one bold stripe and three little fine stripes.
Remember...true candy canes tell the story of Jesus.
