Should I Stand with Occupy Wall Street?

On principle, I'd say yes, but I don't know if I would support an almost "all-for-nothing" sentiment that are prevalent among the protesters.  Yes, the economy is bad for most, good for some, and great for a few.  The "few" (the "1%") does have an obligation to share their blessings with the "some" and the "most".  However, the "most" (the "99%") also have a responsibility to work for their own blessings, rather than demand that blessings be given outright.  Yes, everyone deserve blessings, and everyone should work for their blessings, but those with  ready access to blessings should, and must, allow blessings to be accessible to all those who are capable of working for their blessings.

You may have noted that I used "blessings" instead of a standard economic term to describe worldly wealth. This is because I believe all that I have, whether it be worldly or spiritual goods, came from my Father in heaven.  Those are blessings to me.  I did not "earned" them or worked for them, not in the spiritual sense anyway.  I was given my blessings as a test of my stewardship:  Parable of the talents, Matthew 25:14-30.   And Jesus could not have been clearer as to what he wanted me to do with my blessings as the verses following, Matthew 25:31-46, described how I will be judged, not by my accumulation of blessings, but by my sharing of blessings.

It's a most difficult lesson for me to learn, as I long to accumulate blessings for myself, my family, and my loved ones.  That's expected of me.  But Jesus is challenging me to go expand that circle of love to those I may not welcome into my home, my car, my life.  Some may not be deserving of my blessings, and that is the reason why I need to give something even more valuable, and that is my time.  That's the funny thing about blessings, it's easy to give to those who are deserving, but for those who are not as deserving, they require the rawest and toughest-to-give form of blessing, and that is time.

So should I be in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street, and other similar movements?  I'd have to say yes, if the point is to encourage dialogue between the leaders and their constituents.  I believe in democracy, and democracy can only work when those in power work for the people, and not just for their own pocketbooks and/or ideology.  The current perception of the leaders favoring a minority of people with lots of blessings may or may not be true, but I'm certain that having more blessings means having a bigger voice, and it's human to respond to screams rather than whispers.  And by that, I support those tiny whispers that have collectively grown into a scream, but I wonder if it's loud enough for our leaders to hear.