I heard this presbyter make a pastoral call to the couple who were at the altar to make their marriage pledge. He invited them to get in touch which him as and when they face questions that need exploration related to life as a married couple! The way he turned leaning towards them with a caring and affirming look, spoke a lot about the love with which he was exhorting the couple to become a family committed to each other's wellness.
It is seldom I hear such a call from a presbyter and an offer of pastoral accompaniment for a newly married couple!
A transition from being a man and woman to be a husband and wife and a father and mother later is a journey with ups and downs. Referring to this, the presbyter suggested to think of a child who is learning learning to walk. He or she would fall, but getting up to walk is the natural instinct of every child.
When I was helping a child who was using a walker to walk yesterday, I felt his urge to walk inspite of the restriction of movements in his legs.
This urge to make the marriage experience an enlarging encounter with each other, to know and be known, is what this presbyter suggested as the vocation in marriage. In between them, he suggested, that God was present to enable the pathway to each other pleasant and fulfilling.
I was moved by the love language the presbyter used to communicate this to the married couple!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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