Luminary

Hello friends, welcome to Luminary. My goal is to illuminate the darkness and confusion of the Go No Contact Trend. I am not a professional. I’m a mom and Nana who is walking this journey and looking for some light.

This past week as I spoke with so many families who are dealing with this heartache, I always listen for a word or phrase that calls to my spirit and imagination. Usually, it happens around Tuesday or Wednesday and then I research it and continue asking questions of the families. Well, this week it came to me just yesterday. I was talking with a friend who is also experiencing this and we came across a topic that needed further thought. That’s how intuition sometimes happens. It can feel ve3ry last minute, yet, always right on time.

I’m in a Facebook group of estranged parents and as we were discussing a topic yesterday, I thought to ask where everyone else. was from. I had a thought that maybe this really was just a USA issue. I was surprised to see that no indeed it isn’t. Members were from UK, Australia & Canada, So then my thought was, “Is this not a third world country issue”? After our discussion I reached out to a missionary friend in Pakistan and asked her the same question. I was very surprised to hear that they are dealing with the same trend.

So to go back to the title, “What Really is the Influence” one common denominator is social media. It is one common thread. Is it the only though? This might get deeper than I’m ready for and I might need to revisit this. I am going to introduce the spiritual side of influence. We are three dimensional and if we think for a moment our spirits are not influenced as much as our mind or character, we need to have another think!

I’ve found that there are definite overlapping parts of Go No Contact and Cancel Culture. In both movements there is the extreme idea of boundaries. Not just setting relationship agreements but hard lines that tell, especially parents, I want nothing to do with you and often other family members as well. The public social action is very strong in both cases. Social media not only initiates the idea but it celebrates those who join it and rewards those who hold their boundaries, no matter the cost in reality.

For something to be this worldwide spread, we have to look at the spiritual influences. The evil spiritual influences. If evil spirits can cause this much havoc amongst families, then how much more could love heal? How much more can grace heal? How much more can mercy heal? Not only us, but our estranged adult children.

Let me cover you and myself as well with this prayer. Let us remember to walk this journey out with LIGHT

Prayer for Healing in Relationships

Father of Light,
I come before You with a humble heart, seeking Your love, grace, and mercy. Where there is hurt, bring Your healing. Where there is misunderstanding, bring clarity and compassion. Where hearts are divided, bring reconciliation and peace.

Lord, pour out Your love into our hearts, that we may forgive as You have forgiven us. Fill the spaces between us with Your grace, that resentment and anger may fade. Shower us with Your mercy, that broken bonds may be restored and relationships renewed.

Teach us to speak with kindness, listen with patience, and act with humility. Help us to reflect Your love in all our interactions and to seek unity over pride.

May Your Spirit guide us toward healing, understanding, and restoration, so that our relationships honor You and bring joy and peace to our lives.

In Jesus’ name, I pray.
Amen.