Although she was not very fond of the Indians, she knew the Lord had her there for a reason and she willing to be obedient to the Lord. When she wanted to give up, "the Lord renewed my strength still, and carried me along" (73). .
During the first few days of captivity, Mary and her daughter were still trying to recover from the wounds inflicted by the Indians during the attack, with her daughter also having a fever from lack of nourishment. After one night of sleeping outside in the snow and cold, Rowlandson thanks the Lord when the night is over for "we were both alive to see the light of the next morning" (73). It is amazing how Rowlandson does not let the anger and disgust towards the Indians get in the way of her faith and faithfulness to the Lord. A few days later Rowlandson's daughter passes away and she praises God that she "did not use wicked and violent means to end my own miserable life" (75). Although the Indians were not very appealing to her, she, being a child of God, kept her head up. So far, Rowlandson's actions have been very consistent with her Christian belief. She refuses to lose sight of God, and she has confidence that He is going to take care of her. I believe her views toward the Indians changes slightly when she prays to God for "some sign and hope of relief" and one of the Indians from Medfield brings her a Bible (76). To me, this is the first of many accounts in which the Indians treat Rowlandson as more than a captive. Her attitude towards the Indians has to be more loving because it was an Indian who provided the Bible in which "what comfort it was it me" (77). The presence of the Bible also gave Rowlandson an opportunity to disciple a woman by encouraging her with Psalm 27. .
I believe Rowlandson knew she was treated better than most captives. Her social status, being a minister's wife, had a lot to do with how well she was treated. She was valuable to the Indians because they could use her to bargain with the English for supplies, food, and sometimes land.
