Bringing Peace

Each time we attend Mass, we are invited to "offer each other a sign of peace" and people do, by handshake, wave, nod or even bow.  It is the peace of Christ we are offering...the Christ who is within each one of us, and whom we will be receiving shortly.  What a privilege to carry Christ and his peace, and to be able to offer it to others.  However, the giving of his peace need not be restricted to a liturgical setting.  Each time we greet one another or wish each other a "good day" we can make that a prayer of Christ-peace-giving, by either saying the words, Christ's peace be yours...or by offering such a wish in the secrecy of our hearts.  Our word, "goodbye" is a corruption of "God be with you", so it is already in our language.  Why not be explicit?  Certainly everyone needs peace, so why not, as the song says, "let it begin with me"?
Bro. Rene