{"id":352981,"date":"2026-09-18T18:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=352981"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:16:36","slug":"life-in-color-from-overbearing-pain-to-inner-healing-and-peace-matildas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/life-in-color-from-overbearing-pain-to-inner-healing-and-peace-matildas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Color: From Overbearing Pain to Inner Healing and Peace\u2014Matilda&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big>Life has not only been grey but also turbulent for Matilda since her childhood, facing what no child should face: abuse.<\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Unable to Fill the Emptiness<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Without seeing a way out and without support, she dived deep into toxic habits she used to cope with the pain that just kept growing and overwhelming her day by day.<\/p>\n<p>Drinking, partying, Alcohol, and relationships\u2014anything she could do to help ease the pain.<\/p>\n<p>Not finding hope, she attempted suicide several times.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Feeling Welcomed<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Walking into The Universal Church, Matilda felt welcomed and understood, something she had not experienced since her childhood.<\/p>\n<p>What seemed impossible became possible; step by step, she experienced healing and transformation through her faith.<\/p>\n<p>Someone who saw life as a heavy burden now has life to give.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Watch Matilda&#8217;s Full Story<\/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=\"\u201cThe Pain Was So Overbearing\u201d\u2014Matilda's Story\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1228198842?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><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Join Us for Life in Color Sunday<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This <strong>Sunday at 10 AM<\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span> will host the 5th edition of <strong>Life in Color<\/strong>, an initiative that is part of a month dedicated to mental health awareness and valuing life.<\/p>\n<p>The event is especially for those facing emotional struggles, such as depression or anxiety, who are looking for support and want to overcome this difficult period. If you know someone who needs support, invite them to join us.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>All Are Welcome<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Come as You Are<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everyone is welcome, regardless of religious beliefs or background. Come as you are. <\/span>For more information, please call\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-888-332-4141<\/a> <\/span>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\">Virtual Church<\/a><\/span><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;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\"><small>DISCLAIMER: The Universal Church advises not to dismiss medical treatment. The prayers, elements, and tools of faith are <strong>not a replacement<\/strong> 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><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Life has not only been grey but also turbulent for Matilda since her childhood, facing what no child should face: abuse. &nbsp; &nbsp; Unable to Fill the Emptiness Without seeing a way out and without support, she dived deep into toxic habits she used to cope with the pain that just kept growing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":352985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[323,10,371],"tags":[94,6461],"site":[],"class_list":["post-352981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-school-of-faith","category-events","category-defeat-depression","tag-depression","tag-life-in-color"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352981"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":352989,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352981\/revisions\/352989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352981"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=352981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}