Keys For Kids Ministries

Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:19-23"You can't trust anyone." Emma sighed as she walked along the beach with her aunt. "He promised to love my mom forever. And now what? He's going to leave me and Mom and never see us again?""I'm sorry," her aunt said. "I wish things had worked out better.""He promised he was going to be like a dad to me," Emma said."You and your mom have both been hurt twice now," her aunt said. "It's terrible, and I'm sorry." She bent to pick up a shell. "I don't know what it's like to have a dad or stepdad leave me, but I know that breakups are difficult. They make it hard to trust.""I'm never trusting anyone again. Everyone lies. No one stays with you." Emma's eyes filled with tears. "How do I even know you'll stay? How do I trust God anymore?" She kicked at the sand. "You know what? I don't.""Emma." Her aunt dropped the shell and put her arms around her. "Sweetheart…""I wanted him to stick around!" Emma cried. "Mom was happy when he was with us."They stood there together, Emma crying and her