Just as in the state of error the old man wears the garment of the kingdom of darkness, the cloak of blasphemy, unbelief, audacity, vainglory, pride, avarice, concupiscence, and all the other similar adornments of the kingdom of darkness, so here, on the contrary, all who have put off the old and earthly man have put on the new and heavenly man, Jesus Christ, so that once again the eyes are joined to new eyes, ears to ears, head to head, to be completely pure and bearing the heavenly image. And the Lord has clothed them with the garments of the kingdom of unspeakable light, the garment of faith, hope, love, joy, peace, goodness, human warmth, and all the other divine and living garments of light, life, and ineffable tranquility. The result is that, as God is love and joy and peace and kindness and goodness, so too the new man may become by grace. --From Homily 2 (nos. 4-5) by Macarius the Egyptian, 4th century monk and hermit
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