God The Shoemaker Jesus The Cobbler Poem by Guy Dimitri Jagodinski

Everyday we walk and sometimes run to where we are going.
Everyday we put on a pair of shoes that we love to wear
No matter what we are doing
The shoes give us comfort and help carry our weight
We feel good when the shoes form to our feet
They take the stress off our bodies
They keep us from the pain and aches of everyday life
Eventually the shoes wear down and become old and raggedy,
just like us.
We become worn down and tired
Especially from tragedies
After time, we decide the value of the shoes
Should we throw them away or have a cobbler repair them
and once again make them new
Just as people begin to judge each others value,
because of the toll life has taken on our bodies and spirits
and they decide to keep us or throw us away.
Thank God for He never loses His faith
God knows our spirits and bodies grow tired
He knows we breakdown from challenges every day.
He knows that by choice, sometimes we stray.
God sent Jesus down as the Master Cobbler to take us apart
Jesus throws away the old and gives us a fresh new start.
Jesus skilfully rebuilds our body, spirit, and replenishes our strength.
Just as a cobbler replaces the welt, padding, sole and heel,
Jesus renews our faith and hope.
Just as the cobbler shines and polishes the shoes
Jesus shows us that we are still loved and needed
Just as the cobbler makes the shoes feel comfortable
to our feet when he is finished,
Jesus shows that, with His love we can always be restored
and given a second chance.
God showed us He made us in His glory, and that even when
people want to toss us away as worn or ragged waste,
With Jesus in our hearts, we should never lose faith.



Dimitri Jagodinski