You have to imagine that John was sitting there in prison thinking to himself, “This isn’t how it was supposed to work.  Herod’s days are supposed to be numbered but it still looks like he’s on the throne.  Violence and injustice still sit on the thrones of power and the poor are still crying out for salvation.  I’m not supposed to be in jail at this point in the story, Herod is!  Did I miss something?  Yes, I heard the voice from above saying that Jesus was the one; yes, his very name means savior and deliverer, but I don’t feel very delivered right now.  Israel doesn’t look very delivered.  Is this the one who was to come, or are we to wait for another?”