“I read Macarius and sang,” wrote John Wesley in his diary for July 30, 1736. There are countless others, alike in Eastern and in Western Christendom, who have experienced a similar joy through reading Macarius. The Homilies are written with a warmth of feeling, an affectivity and enthusiasm, that are instantly attractive. Their message is one of hope, light and glory: The soul that is counted worthy to participate in the light of the Holy Spirit by becoming his throne and habitation, and