Thinking about the experience of getting a tattoo, a few things come to mind.
The Tattoo Artist
They really are artists. This guy had the steady hand of a surgeon while holding a conversation. I watched him as he worked and it was artistic. It was very cool to sit and talk to him as a Pastor getting a tattoo...something that most people give a double take to. He was very open about his previous lifestyle as a guy who really enjoyed the drug culture! But then ended our few hours together by looking me in the eye and asking me to email him about our church. He was interested in coming on Easter.
We as Pastors really do have a lot in common with the tattoo artist.
- We get a front row seat into peoples lives. He had one on mine for about 1-1/2 hours.
- We get to be creative and use our God-given talents.
- What we do is eternal. Not sure we get to keep our tattoos AFTER death, but you get my point. We both leave a legacy.
- Sometimes what we do is painful but well worth it.
2 comments:
thanks for saying that tattoo artists are really artists... they are and deserve more credit than they get!
Some tribal cultures believed that tattoos were a way of identifying each other in the afterlife. Personally, I want to keep my for eternity. I'll have to ask Dad about that. :)
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