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Tattoos are for everyone. So are bible tats.
No matter where you are in the world and its primary religion, they will recognize a cross or an image of Jesus.
It can offer an immediate recognition when you are out in public and someone who thinks like you, a member of your spiritual tribe, can drift toward you knowing there is something vital you have in common.
Many women use bible tattoos as a reclamation of their identities. Instead of being the small child who was forced to sit in hard pews and chant words barely understood, they are now adults who interpret the good word their way, and that interpretation is on their body.
There are hundreds of indelible images to choose from from the bible, but words and numbers can mean just as much. Reference citations to a psalm or proverb that is special to who you are tucked on a wrist, or a full biblical quote spanning a limb or your back are great choices.
If you want a Bible tattoo but aren’t really sure what sort of Christian image would be best for you, why not go with a wink of irony and get Leviticus 19:28 in a prominent spot:
“You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.”
