I don’t know why candy canes have stripes. Finding the origin is impossible. Stories contradict each other, each claiming they are The Authority on candy cane stripes.
But YOU can be the authority on candy canes stripes by answering these questions.
1.The candy canes’ hook reminds us of which visitors to the stable?
2. Turn a candy cane hook upside down. What letter appears?
3. What two Christmas story peoples’ names begins with that letter?
4. What might the red stripes stand for?
5. Whom might the three thin stripes represent?
6. The big stripe is approximately the width of the three thin stripes combined. For Whom might that be a symbol?
Bonus question—
Peppermint, the flavor of candy canes, is a bitter herb. Where in Jesus’s life did He taste bitter herbs? (Matthew 27:34)
Answers: 1. Shepherds 2. J 3. Jesus, Joseph 4. Blood 5. Father, Son, Holy Spirit 6. Trinity. Bonus: When he hung on Calvary’s tree.
You may never noticed the candy canes’ stripes before, but you will now. Ask the Lord to open your eyes so you see Jesus clearer than you’ve ever seen Him before.