Is God's Awakening For A Reason?

She even is laughing about falling through the bottom of the rocking chair even though she was worried about injuring herself at the time it happened. And she sends her children through a loop when she decides to raise the juvenile, Wesley, in her home. Her family is totally against her decisions, but she seems to be rather confident in how things have turned out, and has made some large plans for her future. She seems to feel that God has kept her for a reason, and she must give every effort to fulfill His wishes and give aid to Wesley in his time of need.

In all of the sources there is a common theme of how a significant event has affected the protagonist and the choices they may make in the future. We see this first in THE TENT DELIVERY WOMAN’S RIDE. The women in the story has a very dark and negative outlook on life we see this when she says things like “I hated knots, and looking at the butterfly got me riled up again” we don't know a lot about their life but we can assume they had a negative upbringing because thinking about her mother made her mad and she says she ran away. This poor upbringing has possibly changed the way she views the world. At one point she thinks “I had in mind To swerve against the side and shoot on past The safety lights, another kind of tit for tat, But what’s the use in one way to die? I kept on going.” this is a crossroad she has come to, she either has a choice to move on and continue driving or just end everything. This is where she comes to the realization that there is no point of ending anything, because then what would have been the point of making it as far as she had. She figures that despite anything that may have happened in the past she needs to keep moving forward with the understanding that life isn't comfortable but we must carry on. We see this further when she says things like “I feel like that, pulled out, unraveled. But I like it fine.”

Soon after being held in captivity, Mary Rowlandson’s attitude started changing from hopeless to hopeful; “Oh, I may see the wonderful power of God, that my Spirit did not utterly sink under my affliction: still the Lord upheld me with His gracious and merciful spirit, and we were both alive to see the light of the next morning” (Rowlandson 131). Here Rowlandson is talking about how she is able to keep her spirit up even though her daughter is extremely sick and she has no friends to comfort her. She claims she is able to do this because of the great power of God. It seems like her mind is being uplifted by the thought of God, and she is able to focus on the good things she still has in life. I believe without her religious beliefs keeping her mentally healthy throughout all of her hardships, she would have never been able to handle her captivity as well as she did. Even after her daughter died, she is still able to keep herself together; “I have thought since of the wonderful goodness of God to me in preserving me in the use of my reason and senses in that distressed time, that I did not use wicked and violent means to end my own miserable life” (Rowlandson 132). She recognizes looking back that she could have easily decided to take her own life after losing her daughter at such a young and helpless age. It is God who protected her and kept her from doing anything bad to herself at such a low point

She feels ashamed of her surroundings. People that experience this often feel the same way. However, some people strive to make a better place for the people that still live there, so they don’t have to live the same way. I feel as you get older, you have a greater appreciation for your family, no matter where you are brought up. I find myself thinking about people I grew up with, what has come of them, and most have done better for themselves.

The speaker is thinking in a childish manner, caught dwelling on how her “wool winter suit scratched.” (Shore 2) and the idiosyncrasies of her mother. Her attention is consistently darting from object to object, unable to relax her thoughts. Further into the text, feelings of doubt and skepticism emerge. When thinking that she is the chosen one, she questions God’s intentions. “Why would God choose me. . .” (Shore 57) she asks herself. The speaker wonders how could someone so seemingly insignificant and feeble lead a congregation to victory? Then, once feeling empowered by the possibility of her being able to defend her people, a tone of acceptance arises. She gains self-pride and confidence knowing that she is capable of interpreting what is occurring around her. As a Jew, she is aware of what her faith requires of her yet is unsure of how to approach them. During her visit at the synagogue, she began pondering about these responsibilities and how she should fulfill them, thus resulting in the chain of events that led to the acceptance of her obligations to her religion.

During World War II, a Czechoslovakian Jewish girl named Edith Singer was able to survive the holocaust by her faith. Not only was she able to keep herself a live, but she also was able to push, and help other’s to survive. Edith does not lose her faith in God, and is able to transfer her faith into other’s that she cares for. Her faith also leads her to keep her mental health during the horrible times she and other Jewish people went through. The Nazi soldier’s did not give the Jewish people any type of mercy which made the holocaust even more horrific than anyone can imagine.

She moves on and presses forward, all the while going to God and learning how to live for herself (Hurston,

She uses a voice of an innocent and loving family member willing to do anything for the good of others. Many readers view this as a trusting voice and feel their pain more easily. Using words from her now deceased mother, "Just let it go--" my mother would say. "You know how you feel, that's what counts" (Williams 1). The author utilized this quote with great effect making many feel her pain through the way her mother had spoken to her and now has died. The reason that this quote is important is that it helps many family members feel how even though everyone is telling you to let go, still fight for what you believe

She thinks that she could be martyr, if the way she would be killed was not too long and painful. Here again, she probably thinks about stories of saints she has heard in church. She prays but she doesn’t seem to entirely grasp ideas of faith and religion. Furthermore, she doesn’t seem to be not deeply religious as she only prays occasionally, when she remembers to, or for a specific reason, for example, when she thinks that she has “done something wrong, or hear[s] music or lost something” but sometimes also she also prays “for no reason at all” (244).

Many people are face with problem such as tragedies, corruption, crimes that can make you start questioning your faith and sometimes loose it. In the book Night by Ellie Wiesel, Eliezer and his father Shlomo had to face with the most horrible event of their lives “The Holocaust”. The rap singer Remedy had a song called ”Never Again” and it shows the reader the tragedies the Jews went through while they were in Auschwitz. The American rock band Creed and their song “One last Breathe” shows how Ellie felt when he separated from his mom and sister. Lastly, an American Rock Band with their song called: “Faithless” shows the reader how Ellie was losing his faith while he was in Auschwitz. He’d never seen such horrible things.

In her memoir, she shares how she carries the burden of her husband’s death with faith and hope in God.

Being close to God always had an impact on her life. She never hated anyone even if they treated her harshly because she knew it was her duty to love everyone she encountered just like Jesus loved those who persecuted him. After she heard about Christ’s love she wanted to experience that love. “They say You love me. Nobody else does. If You want me, You can have me!” (Van Stone 30). She automatically felt that God was inside her and she knew that she was loved. That night she cried tears of joy because she knew that God was there and he would change her life dramatically. Throughout the years she saw that God was always with her no matter the circumstances she could always depend on God and she always trusted in

violent things she had endured. She always talks to God asking him to give her

God works in glorious ways, and often in ways that the new believer does not anticipate. It is important to note that this does not happen to just pastors or teachers, but to every follower of Christ. In fact, to be used as an instrument of God should be a yearning, deep inside our hearts, that is thrilling and beyond compare to worldly desires.

“Elations when the forest blooms, gusty:” (line 26). In mythology we gave reverence to nature around us. Does that not exist anymore now that we have religion? As she begins to try an understand the magnificent things around her, she must come back to what has been taught to her that the “Shall our blood fail? Or shall it come to be the blood of paradise” (line 39-40) Jesus died for our sins. She remembers that life has pain and labor and we need Jesus who died for us to save us.