Senior Christians need to be writing their stories down, and sharing them, especially with their children and grandchildren. They need to be the exemplars of prayer and Bible study to nurture the signs of revival that are out there.

Spiritual suppleness and elasticity can be preserved, even deepened, if it is regularly saturated in prayer and reading of the Bible, rubbed in deep by the sacraments of Eucharist and Confession. Souls don’t need to be old to be dry and brittle.