Home Alone

“Home Alone” is a holiday movie starring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. 

There is a dramatic scene in the movie when Kate McCallister, Kevin’s mom, suddenly realized her son had been left behind in Chicago. She was on a plane with her family mid-flight to France when an uneasy feeling arose that she had forgotten something. — Did they turn off the coffeemaker? Did they lock the door? Did they shut the garage? — She then leaned forward and screamed, “Kevin!” Kate was in agony for three long days before finally reuniting with her son. She was impressed to see that Kevin had handled himself quite nicely. 

Mary could certainly relate to that story. She would have known exactly how Kate felt. In Luke 2, Mary and her family were “mid-flight” to Nazareth when she suddenly realized her son had been left behind in Jerusalem. She too was in agony for three long days before finally reuniting with her son (vv. 46-48). And like Kate, Mary was impressed at how well her son had handled himself. Both boys were just fine in their father’s house!