Pastor Max Lucado, a beloved Christian author and preacher, revealed on Good Friday he received his first tattoo to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of his conversion to faith.
“I’m celebrating the golden anniversary of God’s great grace in my life,” he wrote in an Instagram post featuring a picture getting the word “tetelestai,” which is Greek for “it is finished,” tattooed onto his forearm. “[Fifty] years ago this spring, grace found me. My testimony is interwoven with my favorite word in the Bible.”
The word “tetelestai” is a reference to John 19:30, when, on the cross, Jesus declared, “It is finished,” before taking His last breath.
“This was the message that changed my life,” wrote Lucado. “I was a 20-year old scoundrel, a bum, a train off the tracks. My priority was six-packs; not the kind that come from crunches, but from Coors. Friends, I was a mess. Not only was I drunk, I was a racist, a misogynist, a brawler, and a schemer. Worst of all, I was a hypocrite. I wondered, honestly wondered, could Christ forgive a jerk like me?”
