Lady Wisdom

Lady Wisdom has built and furnished her home; it's supported by seven hewn timbers.
The banquet meal is ready to be served: lamb roasted,
wine poured out, table set with silver and flowers.
Having dismissed her serving maids,
Lady Wisdom goes to town, stands in a prominent place,
and invites everyone within sound of her voice:
"Are you confused about life, don't know what's going on?
Come with me, oh come, have dinner with me!
I've prepared a wonderful spread—fresh-baked bread,
roast lamb, carefully selected wines.
Leave your impoverished confusion and live!
Walk up the street to a life with meaning."

Proverbs 9:1-6 from The Message

This passage was the basis of my talk at the lunchtime service. It struck me how hospitality is important. Lady Wisdom invites us to her table - Jesus invites us to his table - how open is our table?

John 11:35

So what do you think? Am I mad? Is this a mid life crisis kind of action?

It is actually the result of much thought and much deliberation. I talked about getting a tattoo done as a graduation gift to myself. I have not rushed into as you can see. But I have also put a lot of thought into what to get done and where to put it.

I wanted something meaningful and I wanted it somewhere that would mostly be hidden. It came to me that I would like a piece of Scripture - but I didn't want it to be too obvious.

The result of my deliberations is what you see above. John 11:35 - the shortest verse in the Bible. It is a verse that, to me, shows Christ's humanity at it's rawest. It shows that despite his divinity Christ was truly and fully human. He felt pain - emotional pain. He really did feel the raft of emotions that you and I understand as the essence of our human being.

Jesus Christ , my saviour - our saviour, felt loss. He grieved. He understood - indeed understands the pain of grief. This man that I love - this divinity that I love, really truly understands. And that is awesome!!


John 11:35 "Jesus wept."