She uses God's word to alleviate her fears. At one time, Rowlandson's master is going to sell her back to her husband. After traveling a short distance, her mistress decides to turn back and orders Rowlandson to come with her. "I could as well have dyed as went back," she thinks (126). As soon as the opportunity arises, she takes her Bible to read and a comforting scripture is brought to her attention. "Psalm 46.10. Be still, and know that I am God" (126). This scripture settles her spirit for it is a reminder that God is still there and in control. Her Puritan beliefs instruct her to put faith in God's word. .
When her plans of being returned or rescued fail, Rowlandson's spirit begins to wither so she turns to God for comfort. God then reveals to her "Isaiah 55.8, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your wayes my ways, saith the Lord. And also that, Psalm 37.5, Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in him, and he shal bring it to pass" (127). She realizes her thoughts of this situation are terrible, but these are not God's thoughts. Rowlandson knows she must continue to trust in God to provide her with the necessities to survive until he brings this dreadful experience to an end. Even in these times of doubt, she turns to her Puritan beliefs for direction.
Rowlandson's Puritan beliefs provide her with the ability to carry on when she is weak. Another necessity that Rowlandson depends on God to supply her is strength. While traveling she observes, "my will proved more than my strength; having little or no refreshing my strength failed me, and my spirit were almost quite gone." Then she quotes, "Psalm 119. 22, 23, 24. I poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down like the locust; my knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh faileth of fatness" (129). In this passage, she exposes her weakness to God while crying out for help.
