Buckle Up

Cammie and Dylan ran to the car and jumped into the backseat. "Don't forget to buckle up!" said Dylan.

"Way ahead of you!" said Cammie as she buckled in.

Mom turned around and looked at them. "You two sure are excited about buckling your seat belts today."

Cammie and Dylan looked at each other and started laughing. "What's so funny?" asked Dad.

"Well," said Cammie, "we learned about seat belts in church today."

"In church?" asked Mom.

"Yup," said Dylan. "In our Sunday school class."

"Did you know that trusting God is like wearing a seat belt?" asked Cammie.

"That's a new one to me," said Dad. "Explain."

"Mr. Perkins said we have seat belts in our cars to keep us safe--especially in case of an accident," said Dylan. "He said that instead of bouncing all over the place when we go over bumpy roads, seat belts keep us secure. But if we don't use our seat belt, it can't help us. He said that's the way it is with trusting God, too."

"Yeah," said Cammie. "These seat b