Followers of Christ

Oh cool! The Colossians verse or another one?

The link isn't working so here is my devotion:
Let’s be honest: high school, friend groups, group chats, and social media make it really easy to get hurt.
Maybe it was a friend who left you out of weekend plans. Maybe someone spread a rumor, rolled their eyes at you in the hallway, or a family member said something that completely crushed you. When that happens, a heavy, tight knot forms in your chest. At first, it feels like protection—like holding onto your anger is a shield so no one can hurt you that way again.
But carrying that hurt around? It’s exhausting. It’s like walking around all day with a heavy backpack filled with rocks, wondering why your shoulders and back ache.
We often think forgiveness is saying, "What you did to me was totally fine."
It’s not. Forgiveness doesn't pretend the hurt didn’t happen, and it doesn't mean you have to act like nothing is wrong. Forgiveness is an act of obedience and freedom—it’s choosing to hand the heavy backpack of bitterness over to God and letting Him carry the weight.
Jesus didn't give us a soft suggestion when He talked about forgiveness; He gave us a pathway to peace. Why? Because He knew that holding onto a grudge doesn’t punish the person who hurt you—it just traps you in their mess. When you forgive, you aren't letting them "win." You are deciding that your peace, your heart, and your future are too valuable to be controlled by someone else’s bad choices.
And here is the secret that makes it actually possible: You don't do it in your own strength. You forgive because you have been forgiven so much more by Jesus."Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." — Ephesians 4:32

Very tough... I'm guessing the setting is modern? I feel a modern setting leaves less room for creativity. I mean you can but I'm feeling a little restricted from leaving you an honest suggest since I don't really know the setting or what your rough plot is (you can pm of you want to talk about it more in depth)

The key is in the tension, or even better, yearning. This can make even the smallest physical parts of the romance (like a kiss, or even just holding hands or getting together) hit HARD. To successfully do it both characters need to have legitimate reasons to not get together, maybe its past prejudices, or it could be a difference in worldview that they have to overcome. This means that when they eventually realize their feelings for each other, these barriers prevent them from doing anything for a good long while (rlly drag this bit out lol so the payoff hits). Other then that, pacing and good plotting is very important to creating a good romance

Something like the book better then the movies is a good example of that tension if you want to take a look (though i'd deff search it up to make sure its something your comfortable reading)

Hope this helps

I reach out to my intercessors during my prayers each night, and sometimes I light a candle for them as well. When you’re Catholic, you tend to inherit intercessors more than you actively seek them out. People my grandma prayed to, people my church prays to. People that aren’t saints and yet, for some reason, intercede very well. The top of my list: Mary of Nazareth, Mary of Magdala, Salome, Claire and Francis, Prisca and Quintilla, Pulcheria, Joseph (for my best friend who loves him), Carlo Acutis <3

Will be praying that God continues to encourage and guide you in the steps ahead, congratulations and blessings! <3 What's been the most exciting part of the process? Did you have to go through any sort of educational things to convert? Prayers!