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THE COOKING POT IS UNWATCHED, THE FOOD BURNS:

Written by Daniel Masese on July 16, 2024

Tuesday,16th.July.2024.

The Dwindling Depths:

Where have the faithfuls vanished to like an apparition?

Where is the sanctum and the sanctuary that once robustly mentally, physically, socially and spiritually protected and provided for all and sundry under the sun?

Can the roots of faith withstand the turbulence of cynicism and skepticism?

What shall guide me and thee gingerly through this twilight?

What answers lie beyond the horizon of jittery and uncertainty?

In this era of transformation, can the spirit of philadelphia transcend the bulwarks of creeds, doctrines and dogma?

It is not a geographical sojourning but an intensive and extensive fair crack of the whip entailing: reflections, challenging assumptions and theories and beckoning upon me and thee to seek understanding amidst the ebb and flow of cultural, social, spiritual and traditional currents.

In 1950: Spain had a 99% of Christianity; in 2024: Spain has a 68% of Christianity in 2024.
Ireland had 99% Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 70%.
Portugal had 98% Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 84%.
In 1950: Sweden had 97% in Christianity however in 2024 has 18%.
Italy had 96% in Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 71%.
The United States of America had 95% in Christianity however in 2024 has 63%.
Germany had 95% in Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 53%.
Australia had 94% in Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 44%.
France had 92% in Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 50%.

Poems once composed to ecstatically and exuberantly celebrate the devout, their verses testament of unwavering devotion amidst turbulent times; currently these verses seem to linger in the air more than pendulum in an hourglass.

Overgrown doubts and uncertainty now reigns over once verdant gardens, lush and vibrant.

Maxims, proverbs, sayings and witticism once uttered wisely and with reverence; are now autumn leaves in fading breezes; their wisdom clinging onto reminiscences of bygone eras.

Sayings once carved on marbles and precious stones are ephemeral, fickle, finite and rickety grounded; their meanings lost to the evolving contemporary world.

The globe is ardently and profusely seeking spick and span symbols of purpose, bald, cogent, glib, indelible and inexorable truth.

Like stained glass shattered by time’s voracious march, the communities of old fracture into fragments of memories and nostalgia.

Where once stood beacons of hope, their spires now cast long shadows over empty pews and vanishing frescoes.

The United Kingdom had 92% in Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 46%. Canada had 88% Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 53%. Argentina had 86% in Christianity in 1950 however in 2024 has 69%.