…For the several centuries after Pentecost, Christians shared the peace of Christ with one another by sharing a holy kiss, following the plain instructions of scripture (Rom 16:16, 1 Cor 16:20, 2 Cor 13:12, 1 Thess 5:26, 1 Peter 5:14). At the part of our service called “the passing of the peace” men exchanged a kiss, usually on the cheek, with one another and women did the same…