Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 “Why, God?” Alaina whispered angrily under her breath. “It’s just not fair.” She collapsed in a heap on her bed and began sobbing. In just a minute’s time, Alaina’s beloved pet dog had been taken from her. Kiki had been hit by a car and killed. Alaina was devastated. If…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 49 Finn’s shoulders slumped as he dropped his bike on the lawn and joined his dad in the garage. “What’s wrong, Finn?” Dad asked as he worked on sanding a chair he had recently made. “I just visited Grandma,” Finn replied. He sighed and picked up a piece of sandpaper…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:1–9 This story may not be suitable for young or sensitive children. Ellie groaned as she tossed and turned in her bed. In her dreams, she went back to the day her parents died. Ellie’s parents had been missionaries ever since she was a baby, and when she was eight, they were…
Bible Reading: Romans 8:28–31 “Can we please skip church tomorrow?” Tegan asked her dad. “It’s Mother’s Day, and I don’t have a mother anymore. Just a stepmother.” Tegan was not happy about her father’s new wife, and she rarely hid those feelings. “I wish you would try to accept your stepmother for who she is,…
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Note: This story may not be suitable for young or sensitive children. Jason sat in his chair, his body turning this way and that as he hummed along to the music in his headphones. The door to his room opened without him hearing. Then it closed again, and someone knocked…
Bible Reading: Read: Isaiah 53:3-5 “I miss Emery so much,” said Taryn. She knew she’d see her sister again someday, but she still struggled to accept the fact that Emery had died. “Doesn’t God care that we hurt?” she asked, wiping tears from her eyes. “I know Emery is happy in heaven with Jesus, but…
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “Grandpa, can you take me home?” asked Emery. “I’m so tired.” She and her sister, Taryn, were at their grandparents’ house making Christmas cookies. Taryn, who was mixing ingredients in a bowl, looked up. “I don’t want to go home yet! We just got here.” “But I don’t feel very…
Bible Reading: Psalm 68:6; Proverbs 17:17 Sienna slowly got off the school bus, dreading going inside her house. It wasn’t fair. She had to share her room with Leah, the girl everyone referred to as her little sister. She wasn’t—she was the daughter of the man her mom had married. Now Sienna had a roommate—and…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:10-14; Revelation 21:4 Navin winced as three gunshots tore through the air, piercing his eardrums one after another. He held back a sob as soldiers took the flag from his sister’s coffin and folded it tightly into a triangle. They presented it to Dad, who took it and gingerly placed it on…
Bible Reading: Psalm 10:14, 17; 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; Revelation 21:1-4 Melanie gazed out her bedroom window as rain pelted the glass. Thunder boomed and lightning flashed while tears streaked down her face. “Why, God?” she whispered. “Why did my baby brother have to die?” The storm looked angry and sad—like Melanie’s heart. Arms wrapped around…
