What if justice begins with listening?
What if we don’t bring Jesus to others—but discover Jesus already among them?
In this final conversation with Keith Reynolds and Robert Caldwell, we explore contemplation, Black perseverance, cruciform leadership, and the sacramental presence of God revealed through our neighbors. A call to move beyond saviorism, recover communal wisdom, and practice a faith shaped by deep listening, shared life, and hope.
0:51 – Neighbors as Sacrament
Opening the conversation on symbiotic relationship, not saviorism
3:14 – Encountering God Through the Other
How we meet Christ in and through our neighbors
5:48 – NT Wright on the Church as New Creation
A unified, multi-ethnic body as a living sign of God’s kingdom
9:47 – Black Genius, Suffering, and Imagination
How suffering forms vision, creativity, and spiritual resilience
14:51 – Family Stories of Perseverance
Robert’s ancestral story of survival, migration, and hope
21:00 – Going to Celebrate, Not Just Serve
A corrective to paternalism: discovering Jesus already present
25:27 – Contemplation as Formation for Justice
Richard Rohr, inner quiet, and faithful presence
28:57 – Inner Life and World-Mindedness
Howard Thurman on the inseparable bond between contemplation and social responsibility
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