newsflash

ya'll. thursday is going to be a big day.

why?

i'm getting a tattoo.

a small white cross on the inside of my right wrist. i talked to lots of people about it, and decided that i have been contemplating it since i started college. and i told myself back then that if i still wanted one after college, i would do it. a mature decision, right? so, me and my friend matt are going for his 23rd birthday. my cross has a lot of significance. i actually talked to my pastor about it, since i needed advice. he, after much thought, agreed it was a good idea. it's going to be white so that it is concealable. however. it's not just to get a tattoo, but the cross has always had meaning in my life. at taize years ago, it was by laying my head on the cross at a worship service that i truly understood what it meant to be a christian. and when i was in JC superstar in england there was a church that had a cross lit up, and it was the end of the show, after the passion scene, and it was like looking at an empty cross, emphasizing the resurrected christ. ALSO, it's going to be on my right hand. which apparently has theological implications, since we shake with our right hand and then that is supposed to be "passing the light of Christ", so it will be a reminder to do that, and to look for the light of Christ in other people. cool, right? it's also a personal statement, and a reminder of my faith. it's a witness tool too, if people ask about it. it can strike up a conversation. also, in beginning my steps toward ordained ministry, it will allow me to minister to a whole different crowd.

ok. enough of that. i'll post pictures after i get it done on thursday.

peace.