Journal #3

Honestly, I would not feel very great about being held hostage. I have never had to really think about what I would do in this situation. Some of my favorite books involve hostage situations. In middle school, we read a very interesting story about a girl who was taken hostage with her twin sister. The girl survived and was able to get away, but her twin sister was not as lucky. The rest of the plot involves her kidnappers continuing to hunt for her while her extremely protective brother does his best to keep her safe. I feel like my first reaction to being kidnapped would be fear and panic. I know I would try to fight them off and do my best to defend myself, but after being successfully taken hostage, I think I would simply be scared to death. During the first few days I think I would probably try to think of a way to escape of course. In the stories that we read, "A Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mary Rowlandson  and "Upon the Burning of our House" by Anne Bradstreet, both victims of the tragic situations coped by prayer and their trust in God. I feel that in this situation, I would do the same. There is no situation that God cannot handle and He is big enough to take care of anything you are dealing with. Being held hostage is no exception of this. I am sure I would be completely unsure of how or when or if I would escape my hostages, but I know for sure that God would not leave me. I would be praying twenty four seven in this situation. This would be the main way that I would cope. One of the reasons I think most people would become terrified in a situation like this would be because of the loneliness. I know, and even in a situation like this, that I am never truly alone. God will always be there.