Definition: "The upper is the part of the shoe attached to the sole. Therefore a leather upper is one made of leather. It is normally made of several pieces, some or all of which may be leather."
I must remember that there is more than one view here: God sees our dear feet, no matter how they are shod, and says that they are beautiful if they carry "the gospel of peace" to others.
How the world needs the peace Christ gives; for it is the peace which no man can take away, this peace which proclaims man need no longer be at war against God.
He came walking on feet like ours, He the Prince of Peace; sinless feet pierced, opening the way for us to follow in His footsteps.
Christmas is so much more than the world would have us believe, or could fathom, without faith in the One it is all about.
These thoughts came as I contemplated leather uppers on the Sunday afternoon before Christmas. Perhaps you will connect with other "figures of the true" being walked out in the world around you this week. They whisper of Him, our Christ who came and walked among us with beautiful feet.
Let us approach and celebrate His Nativity in Holy Peace.
2 comments:
Thank you for those good reminders! And a funny aside: it made me think of how bereft I felt selling my rblt's (rubberbottomleatheruppers) at a garage sale as we were leaving for Greece many years ago. They were a tiny 'sacrifice' in prep' for missions. ;o)
Sorry Jana I didn't respond until now. You did make me smile, and then I remembered selling the same kind of boots in Central Asia when we had to come home! Yes, our little "sacrifices"...
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