Recovering heroin addict Russell Brand sports a new tattoo with a meaningful message: ”Lord, make me a channel of thy peace.” The quote is a line from the Prayer of St. Francis, which appears in an Alcoholics Anonymous book and reminds Brand of his ongoing recovery.
From quotes to illustrations, from spiritual messages to secular, folks in recovery are letting their ink speak about their past—and about how their future is going to be better.

Recovering heroin addict Russell Brand sports a new tattoo with a meaningful message: ”Lord, make me a channel of thy peace.” The quote is a line from the Prayer of St. Francis, which appears in an Alcoholics Anonymous book and reminds Brand of his ongoing recovery.

From quotes to illustrations, from spiritual messages to secular, folks in recovery are letting their ink speak about their past—and about how their future is going to be better.