Thanks, Malcom.  I think someone read that candy cane article last year at 
church for Christmas.  I think we might need to read it again.  Take care.
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> Here, is to-days emalil minstrey, you were asking about Lyn.
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> Malcolm.
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> Subject: [E-Mail Ministry] Candy Cane - E-Mail Ministry
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>> CANDY CANE
>>
>> The candy cane has long been a Christmas tradition and was said to have
>> been the creation of a fine Christian candy maker in Indiana. Its sweet
>> peppermint taste has been enjoyed by young and old for years.
>>
>> The candy maker started with pure white candy to symbolize Jesus'
>> innocence (Heb 4:15) and the holiness of the sinless son of God (1 John
>> 1:7).
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>> The white also shows the virgin birth of Jesus: "The virgin will be with
>> child and will give birth to a son..." (Matt 1:23).
>>
>> He made the candy hard because the church is built on solid rock and
>> God's promises are a firm foundation (Matt 16:18, 1Thess 5:24), and that
>> Jesus is like a "rock", strong and dependable. (Psalm 31:3).
>>
>> Next the candy maker made the candy in the shape of a 'J' for the name
>> of Jesus who came to earth as our Savior (Matt 1:21, Acts 4:12).  When
>> the candy was turned upside down, it is the shape of the Good Shepherd's
>> staff (John 10:11). "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down
>> his life for the sheep".
>>
>> Finally he stained the candy with red stripes. The color red symbolizes
>> God's love that sent Jesus to give His life for us on the cross (John 
>> 3:16).
>>
>> The large red stripe is for the blood Jesus shed for our sins on the
>> cross (Eph 1:7). "In him we have redemption through His blood, the
>> forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace." The
>> smaller stripes remind of Jesus' suffering and our redemptive healing
>> (John 19: 1-30).
>>
>>  So this Christmas when you and your family hang candy canes on your
>> tree remember that they're not just candy canes. Instead they are a
>> symbol of the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Savior Jesus
>> Christ.
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