In this excerpt from Jane Eyre, Jane shifts from relying on St. John to finding God herself. The first idea is expressed by the following phrase of the excerpt: "I broke from St. John". Then, she explains that she prayed in her way, uttering prayers from the depth of her soul. She had an experience of a "Mighty Spirit" and thanks God. That idea is expressed in the phrases: "I seemed to penetrate very near a Mighty Spirit; and my soul rushed out in gratitude at His feet." This last expresses the fact that she herself found God.