Giving Peace AwayPeaceless: Finding Peace in a Peaceless WorldJune 26, 2022

After the last couple of years, most of us have become hyper-sensitive to the thought of being ‘contagious.’ No matter what you believe about the source of Covid, the government response to Covid, masks, quarantines, lockdowns, and vaccinations, I think we can all agree that this ‘bug’ is contagious. The thing about having something that is contagious is that if you have it, you almost can’t help but share it. Unless you do something very intentional to stop the spread, it’s gonna get out! And that’s really the whole ‘problem’ if you want to think about it that way. Those communicable things inside us leak out in one way or another and spread to other people. Usually, we think of being contagious as a bad thing. But yawning is contagious. And laughter can be contagious. Aren’t we all drawn to people who make us feel good? Their positivity can be contagious! And isn’t it easier to keep working on a project if you have someone working with you? Someone else’s energy can keep you motivated! Being contagious means you’re spreading something to another person either by direct or indirect contact which is, then, likely to spread to and affect others. We are wrapping up our series Peaceless: Finding Peace in a Peaceless World this week by taking a look at how we can be agents of peace in a world that is desperately in need of it. It’s not just germs that are transmissible. We can also choose to ‘infect’ those around us with good things! Things like laughter, hope, energy, and love. I hope you’ll join us this Sunday as we consider how to contaminate our world with the contagion of peace!