The Reminder on My Wrist

 Sometimes I forget important stuff. So, a while ago I tattooed a reminder on my right wrist."Tetelestai." This Greek word is one of the final words Jesus spoke from the cross. We translate this word in English as "It is finished." This word changed my life.I'm an achiever. I like to get things done. I need the daily reminder that my identity comes not from what I do, but from what Jesus had done for me. This word/work of Jesus is a constant reminder of who I am: I am an unfinished man with an unfinished life resting in the finished work of Jesus.Above the word sits an anchor/cross (or you could say, an anchor-cross). Some of the early Christians, while undergoing persecution, disguised the cross as an anchor. The anchor is a symbol of strength (and is used as powerful imagery in Hebrews 6:9) and the cross is a symbol of the center of the Christian faith. My wrist is a reminder that my life is anchored in the finished work of Jesus.