Katie Pont

I haven't been the most open minded of people, but through the step recovery program I am in I was able to come around to the idea of God. After being a very active addict, after years of repressed trauma and resentments against myself and others and God, I found myself in the rooms of recovery. That is what also brought my husband to have his awakening. I was resentful at first and felt very abandoned because he was swept up in Christianity instead of us seeking together. After so long, I was meditating to sound frequencies and I was imagining a huge tree with a vast root system and "Rooted in Christ" came to mind. I started going to church with David, and shortly after I spoke with a fellow church member who is part of my recovery about how I was struggling with believing. I asked him how it made logical sense, but I just didn't believe and what to do about it. He told me to literally just ask, and I was blown away by how simple it was and yet, I would have never came to that conclusion on my own. Then during a meditation meeting while stairway to heaven on the harp was playing, I started crying and I just knew. I gave myself to Christ. It was like I woke up one day and it all just made sense. Since then I have been regularly attending church here I have achieved a deeper meaning of purpose and honestly have less inner turmoil and stress than my recovery steps could have given me on their own. I have wonderful support and friendship within the church and I have an opportunity to finally feel safe. Which is not a feeling that I have been familiar with for most of my life, especially given my past dereliction.