An interesting illustration from Gubbins this evening.
He put some perfume on his hand, shook hands with Young Keith, asked Keith to shake hands with someone else, and then for everyone to share the Peace.
At the end of the peace-sharing, he asked us all to smell our hands. Sure enough, we all smelt of perfume.
Gubbins explained that this shows that, if we share the love of God with others, it will permeate throughout the whole community. Which is quite a nice point. But all I could think was, "that could have been anthrax."
This was exactly how we set up mock epidemics when I used to 'demonstrate' undergrad microbiology labs!
ReplyDeletethis shows that, if we share the love of God with others, it will permeate throughout the whole community
ReplyDelete...if the love of God is a perfume?
Does the love of God or his peace have a perfume?
ReplyDeleteShaking hands on the peace should happen only after the whole congregation has disinfected. It's safer to do the hug and missed cheek kissing thing :(
Now wash your hands
ReplyDeleteAnthrax? that would give a whole new perspective on the idea of a "flock"... ;)
ReplyDeletethis is why I was always ill at theological college
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