Further to my post about the impact of swine flu on worship in Colwyn Bay, a correspondent has suggested to me that Richard Stilgoe’s Mrs Beamish wouldn’t be entirely displeased at the loss of physical contact when giving the sign of peace:
Don’t you dare shake hands with me, or offer signs of peace; You lay a finger on me and I’ll call for the police. Don’t whisper ‘Peace be with you’; this is the C of E, So bend the knee, say thou and thee, And keep your hands off me.
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