We might act like we do and think we do, but we might as well be toddlers chewing on footwear. While we have unimaginable value, loved dearly by God our Father, we don’t have it together. (This first struck me when I saw him biting his shoe.)Įver since, I’ve tried to view myself and others, and I mean adults, in the same way. Second, he’s doing something rather ridiculous. As my son plays, doing what seems reasonable to him, two ideas overwhelm me.įirst, he’s incomprehensibly valuable. Like George Banks, I’ve found many lessons in being a father, learning from the silliness of my toddler. © Walt Disney Pictures Learning from Children Banks no longer feels the need to prove himself, a disheveled collar and broken hat cannot keep him from enjoying his family. As he gains this humble identity, he finds freedom to experience joy and intentionally love his family. While he first sees himself as self-made, rich, orderly, serious, always in control and competent, he needs to see himself as incapable, at a loss, and completely undone. It is not enough that he lose his job or money. Christ begins his Sermon on the Mount, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” ( Matt 5:3).
Jesus’s teaching in the Gospel of Matthew explains the redemption portrayed in the Gospel of Mary Poppins.
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He proclaims, “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” and finds himself full of joy. When asked “Do you have anything to say?”, he finds himself speechless for the first time. After his son inadvertently causes a rush on his bank, all because the child wanted to “foolishly” give away a few coins rather than invest them, George’s world falls apart.īrought in to see the CEO, he, his umbrella, and his hat are disgraced in front of his peers. Mary Poppins enters his home as the new nanny, and his perceived control begins to slip away. Hence, “I always know what to say.” When one considers themselves put together and self-made, they tend to look down on others. Without them: disorder, chaos, moral disintegration.” As George Banks has worked diligently to create an orderly life, he sees himself as refined, successful, and put together. Banks: Yes, well, I always know what to say.Īs an financial executive, he proclaims his principles: “A British bank is run with precision. Jane: It’s something to say when you don’t know what to say. Banks: What on Earth are you talking about? Superca – Super – or whatever the infernal thing is. Michael: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Mary Poppins taught us the most wonderful word.
How can a silly, made up word “change your life” as Mary Poppins sings? Clearly, Mr. In agreement with Christ’s teaching, Mary Poppins musically identifies that the secret to redemption is “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. While our favorite stories depict the victory of good over evil, they align most closely to the Good News-or Gospel-of Jesus when this triumph comes through the transformation, not defeat, of the antagonist.
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