Please note, Encanto is rated PG. ![]() In Luke 10:17-20, the Seventy Jesus sends out to proclaim the Word of God return "with joy" that "even the demons submit" to them in Jesus' name. Jesus ends his response to them saying, "do not rejoice at this, that the demons submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
Encanto gives us a sense of what Jesus means. The Madrigals have superpowers, but they learn this is not what matters most. It wasn't even the point of them receiving their magic candle in the first place, as discussed before. The point of the the candle was to give them a fresh start. Throughout the movie, we see they need a fresh start now. It's not thanks to their powers they are able to rebuild. In fact, it takes rebuilding to get their powers back. Instead, it is their ability to come together, as a family and community, to do the work needed to build their home again that restores them not to their former state but to a new and better way of being for all of them than before. What matters for the Madrigals is that they have a new start, both when they first got their powers and now when they have them back. That is what having our names written in Heaven means. We have gained a fresh start from the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Nothing else matters for us, just as it didn't for the Seventy or the Madrigals. Disclaimer: unless otherwise stated, the majority of images produced here are not owned or created by me. Commenting is encouraged. Please use discretion leaving comments below, letting the love of God guide you.
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