The Legend of the Christmas Candle
Many years ago, a cobbler and his wife lived in a cottage on the edge of a village in Austria. They had few possessions but whatever they owned they shared with others.
Symbolic of this generosity and love of mankind was the lighted candle they placed in the window of their cottage.
Over a period of years, war, famine, and destruction fell upon this little village. And yet, through it all the cobbler and his wife suffered far less than the other villagers.
“Surely there’s something special about the, they’re always spared from our misfortunes,” said the villagers. “Let us put a candle in our window and see if that is the mysterious charm.”
Now it happened that the first night that a candle was lighted in the windows of every home was Christmas Eve. Before the first rays of the morning sun, a messenger rode into the village to bring the great news – peace had at last come!
That Christmas Day there was amazement and awe in the hearts of the humble villagers. As they thanked God for the blessings of peace, they said to one another, “Let us always remember to light candles on the evening of Christ’s birth.”
Now, many years later, this beautiful custom of placing a lighted candle in the window on Christmas has spread all over the world sending forth a message of love, hope, and cheer.
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