Almost by osmosis, the vim and vigor for marriage that a new couple enjoys will begin to rub off on you. Simply being around their energetic spirits will revive and rejuvenate your marriage. There is also an overwhelming sense of having done good, of helping a new couple build a love that will last a lifetime. How You Can Become a Mentor Contact your pastor about how you can serve as a mentoring couple in your local congregation. Volunteer to begin a marriage mentoring program that would augment the existing ministry to young couples in your church.
Information is available on recruiting, selecting and training marriage mentors.
Pray that God would direct you in ministering to engaged and newly married couples. Les and Leslie Parrott have have coordinated 300 mentor couples in the Seattle area. They are co-directors of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. This article appeared in Focus on the Family magazine. Les and Leslie Parrott.