How does Essie react when Laura frames her for Buddy's murder in the novel, Tambourines to Glory?

When Laura kills Buddy and frames Essie for the crime, Essie comes to the realization that her passiveness has worked against God's plans for her. "I should have riz in my wrath and cleaned house," she thinks, instead of "just setting doing nothing but accepting what comes, receiving the Lord's blessing whilst the eagle foulest His nest." When Essie is released from jail and returns to the church without Laura, she is a new woman, full of energy and plans for the future.