{"id":350127,"date":"2025-12-17T19:02:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=350127"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:02:44","slug":"ending-holiday-gloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/ending-holiday-gloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending Holiday Gloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big>Amidst the celebrations, <strong>Christmas lights, decorations, and shopping sprees<\/strong>, many people find comfort in this season. They embrace the season in hopes of <strong>warming their hearts<\/strong> and being able to <strong>smile, even if for a few days<\/strong>. However, after removing the decorations and lights, and when the <strong>Christmas tree goes back into storage<\/strong>, as the brightness and colors of the season give place to the <strong>usual gray of daily life<\/strong>, those who feel <strong>empty inside<\/strong> once more have to face the <strong>emotional burdens and brokenness<\/strong> they have been battling all year long.<\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>God Sees the Brokenhearted<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 2em; border-left: 5px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0;\"><p>The LORD\u00a0is\u00a0near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. (Psalm 34:18)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nPerhaps holiday gloom has been your case, or the situation of a friend or loved one. Thoughts may have come to mind in the midst of <strong>joblessness, illness, depression, financial hardship, or loss and grief<\/strong>, that God doesn\u2019t see and doesn\u2019t care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That is not true.<\/strong> God sees you, and it is not His will for you to remain in pain. <strong>He wants to save you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Watch This Message From Bishop Joshua and the Story of Kimberly<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Ending Holiday Gloom\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1147494994?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><small><strong>DISCLAIMER:\u00a0<\/strong>The Universal Church advises<strong>\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0to dismiss medical treatment. The prayers, elements, and tools of faith are\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0a replacement for medical treatment but a complement\/support to it. Please follow your doctor\u2019s instructions along with using your faith in the Word of God.<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>God\u2019s Will Is Your Inner Healing and Freedom<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>God wants to set you free from this gloom, and fill you with the peace and joy of His presence<\/strong>. That is why this <strong>Sunday at 10 AM<\/strong> at <strong>The Universal Church<\/strong> will be the day to <strong>End Holiday Gloom<\/strong>. On this day, the Lord Jesus will remove the sorrow from your soul and give you peace.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 2em; border-left: 5px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0;\"><p><strong>To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness\u2026 (Isaiah 61:3)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ending Holiday Gloom<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This <strong>Sunday at 10 AM<\/strong> at <strong>The Universal Church<\/strong> will be a <strong>powerful opportunity<\/strong> to be free from the sorrow of the soul and have it <strong>filled with the light of God<\/strong>. Come and <strong>receive peace within<\/strong> and strength to overcome all your challenges by faith.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Everyone is welcome<\/strong>, regardless of religious beliefs or background. <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Come as you are. <\/span><\/strong>For more information, please call\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-888-332-4141<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>or text\u00a0<strong>1-888-312-4141<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #203769; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\">Click Here for Nationwide Locations of the Universal Church<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #203769; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\">Call 1-888-332-4141 for More Information<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you live in a city <strong>without one of our locations<\/strong> or cannot commute due to <strong>health reasons<\/strong>, we invite you to join our\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/tuc-virtual-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Virtual Church<\/strong><\/a><\/span> on Saturday at 8 AM CT \/ 9 AM ET<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> via <strong>Zoom and phone conference<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #203769; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\" href=\"https:\/\/ulfn.org\/virtualchurch\/\">Click Here for more information on the Virtual Church<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Amidst the celebrations, Christmas lights, decorations, and shopping sprees, many people find comfort in this season. 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