The Real Beauty Of The Candy Cane....

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The Meaning of the
Candy Cane
The fascinating story behind the candy cane ...
The birth, ministry, and death of
Jesus Christ are signified through
the elements of the candy cane ~

JESUS CHRIST is ....
our Good Shepherd (staff shape) ~ 1 Pt. 5:4
our Rock (hard candy) ~ 1 Cor. 10:4
our Sinless Savior (white) ~ 2 Cor. 5:21
our Sacrifical Lamb (red) ~ Eph. 1:7

The STRIPES symbolize pain inflicted upon
Jesus before his death on the cross and a bold
stripe to represent the blood he shed for
mankind. The three stripes can also represent
the power and presence of the Trinity
(the Father, Son and Holy Spirit).

The smell and taste of PEPPERMINT relate
to the herb hyssop. Psalm 51:7 states,
"Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean,
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."

The candy cane is meant to be shared --
broken into pieces for all to share. That
reminds us of Jesus' words, "This is my body
which is broken for you" (1 Cor. 11:24).
What a sweet way to share the Gospel !

And you just thought it was good candy :-)

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  1. {just christine} 43 months ago | reply

    I commented on this a while back and still love it! :)

    blueberries

    You are invited to add this joyful photo to Joyful Simplicities
    We hope to see you there!

  2. AlexEdg 42 months ago | reply

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called AllEdges Still Life, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  3. Yarit@ 41 months ago | reply

    delicious!

  4. aceshigh22 41 months ago | reply

    nice comp & colors

  5. Odi1992 [deleted] 41 months ago | reply

    I didn'know this story about candy cane..Thanks for sharing..Great shoot also..

  6. *gUTEs* good bye my friends ! [deleted] 34 months ago | reply

    *** nice image ***

  7. photographer 55 34 months ago | reply

    ! candy canes !

  8. Mizzzzzz S 33 months ago | reply

    beautiful photo

  9. Little Ms Laura 32 months ago | reply

    Great shot. Love the bright yet soft look to it.

    --
    Seen in a gallery. (?)

  10. a.g.photography. 31 months ago | reply

    question:
    how do you get the background like that? the bluriness?

  11. Katherine Gruender "Kat" 31 months ago | reply

    abigail..all you need to do is shoot a higher f/stop. If you could shot around f/1.5 you can get a wonderful "bokeh" in the background.
    Merry Christmas!

  12. Ms._Pearl 30 months ago | reply

    Gorgeous dof and bokeh.

  13. MissHope1 30 months ago | reply

    WoOoOoOoW
    i like it (♥__♥)

    keep up the good work (^_~)

  14. Barb Phillips 19 months ago | reply

    great image beautifully composed

  15. Niagara Moon 18 months ago | reply

    I saw this in A Very Flickr Christmas

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