Peace vs. Protest

“Peaceful Protest”…

Sadly, those words over the past few years, really have lost their meaning, or at least, their intent. Having been glued to our TV screens this past week watching in shock as the rioting, looting, and even murders happen in London, England, some have even wryly commented, ‘Well, at least Vancouver wasn’t so bad’…

To say things got out of control, in what was originally supposed to be a simple ‘protest’, would certainly be a major understatement. Most of the civilized world, is shaking its head in dismay, for what most of us had perceived as a peaceful country, now run wild with those intent purely on wide-scale criminal acts.

It has also been brought to light, that, as with Vancouver, there are the poorest of poor committing the crimes along side sons and daughters of millionaires. What common thread could have caused such a thing? Many ask this, but also many are without answers. Even those caught and captured so far, are almost at a loss to explain even their own wanton acts of criminal behaviour; ‘It wasn’t like me’, many have said or even lamented.

At the risk of repetition from some of my other posts, take a look at the big picture in our world folks; pick a country, anywhere on the globe, and you will find almost daily as of late, unrest, war, rumours of war, violent protests, civil disobedience…well, the list could go on with various descriptive adjectives…

Should we run for the hills and hide away like hermits?

Should we start counting down the Doomsday Clock already?

Not to sound simplistic, but, how many of us have even thought to pray for the ones ‘over there’?
London, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Greece, and countless other cities and countries ‘under siege’ have so many who are NOT involved with all the carnage that we see daily displayed for our ever watchful eyes to see…

But, maybe instead, just be at peace tonight, knowing ‘us over here’ are safe…well…for today…?

Just…Thoughts…