God's Tatoos

by John Fischer

See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. (Isaiah 49:16)

Not in the sky, because the sky is too high
Not in the clouds, because the clouds can't hold you
Not on a stone, for a stone is too cold
Not on silver or gold, lest anyone think you could be sold
Not in a book, because a book could be lost

But on the palms of His hands On the flesh
Where you can't be lost, sold or forgotten
On the flesh Where He sees you all the time
On the flesh Where the pain was measured out in love
On the flesh In the warm skin of the Savior
There you are… Permanent Indelible
Part of… Engraved Cut into Scarred
forever As God's tattoos