Pepper Spray? Really?!

What2Say2Day? This morning as I eat my egg (yes, egg, not eggs) and as my mind slowly awakens with the help of coffee I begin to focus on the morning news. As the morning fog slowly lifts my eyes are caught by the video of police pepper-spraying students at UC Davis who were part of the "Occupy" movement. (Follow this link if you want to see it for yourself - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AdDLhPwpp4). Let me preface my comments by saying I do not know the events that lead to this particular moment in the videos and with that said; WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD!!! From what I can see the students were just sitting there. They were not standing, they were not showing any signs of aggression, they were not threatening in any way; they were sitting. Okay, I'm sure they were vocal, chanting loudly, and maybe they were being disruptive by blocking a walkway, but, seriously...pepper spray?! I cannot help but think about what Jesus went through in his trials with Pontius Pilate and Herod as he too stood silent, accused of being disobedient. The more he remained silent, the worse the beatings got until, finally, his life was given for us. Today we're going to have a discussion on Matthew 25:31-46. We're going to be discussing what it means to judge and be judged and more importantly what we're judged on. And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” What have you done to Jesus today? And that, my dear friends, is where I'll end this rant.