Hamlin’s ‘Eternal Saint’ Jacket Faith, Offense, and Recognition

Reflection • Interprets Damar Hamlin’s “Eternal Saint” jacket as a remix of devotional imagery, hip-hop iconography, and public testimony. Shows why the same image can read as reverence or offense—and what “recognition” asks of viewers.

Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral (Charleston, South Carolina), February 2026.