Rapunzel is a princess who, as a baby, is kidnapped by an
evil woman who pretends to be her mother so she can use Rapunzel’s magical
powers to stay young forever. As you
might imagine, Rapunzel gets raised by a woman who feigns affection, but her
every motive is selfish. It’s pretty
tweaked, poor girl.
Spoiler alert: the
climax of the movie happens when, inevitably, Rapunzel realizes that she is the
lost princess. The power her not-so-very-much
mother had over her is broken as Rapunzel pieces together what has happened.
The happily-ever-after is that Rapunzel is reunited with the
king and queen, her real family, has a week-long welcome home party, and goes
on to rule the kingdom with grace and kindness.
And oh, yeah, she gets the guy.
(Did I mention? At least 12 times…)
In our world, the father of lies manipulates us and keeps us
living a life that’s far below what our true Father ever intended for us. We may as well be emotionally abused captives
in a very tall tower, living in constant fear.
Once we see ourselves as we really are – the princess of the
kingdom (or prince, if the shoe fits), transformation is total and
permanent.
Thank you, Neil, for the reminder today.
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