Tattoo’s and the Shepherd’s Staff

My husband is the only one in his family of seven that does not have a tattoo. Well, he and his mom are flawless-for now.

He sometimes talks about what kind of tattoo he would get if he got one. Honestly, I’ve never really liked the idea of Josh getting a tattoo. I don’t have a problem with the tatted up look, like the sleeves David Beckam sports, but I guess you could call me a little old fashion to Josh or I getting one. I also probably research things like that a little too much… needles, cleanliness, you get my drift.

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Tattoos at our age can look like a midlife crisis or they can be a mark of great significance. Here’s what I mean; when Josh talks about what he’d have permanently etched onto his body (drama intended), it has to do with someone or something significant to him. He’s mentioned a ring tattoo, or something like arrows, representing our four kids. He’s also thought of a picture that shows a trial he’s overcome or a life experience he’s gained.

One night while we discussed various ideas and reasons behind a possible tattoo, I thought how tattoos are like the modern day staff. In Rick Clendenen’s book “Mentoring from the Mountaintop” he describes the purpose of the staff.

“In Bible times shepherds had a unique way of displaying their testimony. As part of the passage of manhood, each young shepherd was given his own staff. He used that staff not only to shepherd sheep, but also to chronicle the victories of his life. It became a symbol of his testimony carried in his hand.

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Beginning at the bottom of the staff, the shepherd made carvings to remind him of pivotal moments in his life. Shepherds are by nature nomadic, moving from place to place in search of pasture land. For amusement, they passed the time at night telling stories around the fire. Their staffs became a central point for their conversations. Pointing to a particular carving on another’s staff, the staff’s owner would be asked to tell the story to which it related. Over and over the shepherds rehearsed their struggles and victories. Although always traveling and with surroundings always changing, one’s testimony remained consistent as a stabilizing force in a nomadic life. Not only did it provide fodder for storytelling, but it also served much more meaningful purposes.”

In Samuel 17:40 it talks about David saying, “Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in his shepherd’s bag, in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand, and he drew near the Philistine.” David took his staff along with his sling and the stones because he was expecting to carve a new victory on it.

We don’t walk around with staffs in our hands like the men of the Bible did. But we can have representations just like the staff in our lives to remind us of the things the Lord has carried us through. I love the correlation between the staff and tattoos, and have totally changed my mindset towards Josh, as well as myself getting one. There has been so much that the Lord has led my family and me through. I journal those events the best I can; however, there have certainly been a few people or experiences that are worth the mark (pun intended).

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