JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning, Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church.
Well, there’s this old legend about a nice old candymaker in Indiana. He loved to make candy, especially for little boys and girls. One Christmas, he decided to make a special kind of candy that would tell a special story, the story of Jesus. The nice old candymaker from Indiana took a stick of pure white, hard candy. The color white reminds us that he never sinned. If you ever ate a candy cane you know how hard it is, right? Like a rock.
Mr. Candymaker made it hard – to remind us that Jesus is our shelter—like a rocky cave. And what letter does it look like? Yes, a “J”! Which not only represents the name Jesus, but also the staff of the “Good Shepherd.” A shepherd picks up sheep with the rounded end then fights off wild animals with the other. Jesus helps us and keeps us safe.
Finally, the candymaker put three red stripes around it to remind us of the pain Jesus went through on the cross for our sins, all so that we can be with God forever and have a life of peace.
So, that’s the legend of the candy cane. It tells us of Jesus and his great love for each of us. It also tells us of the peace we can have in life because of what he did.
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