It's supposed to be one of the major highlights of the parliamentary year, and if you suffer from severe brain damage or pronounced spiritual decline then that may be true. (politics.co.uk)
Revival is not strictly a biblical word, but Old Testament history demonstrates not steady progress among God's people, but times of spiritual decline often leading to people crying to God, followed by seasons of God's merciful intervention and fresh spiritual awakening. (premierchristianity.com)
Such plot as there is focuses on the need for Louise's family — still wealthy but in financial, physical and even spiritual decline — to sell their sumptuous home and its contents in order to get by. (timeout.com)