The Jesus who overturns all of our stereotypes of a safe, wimpy Christ who would never ever be controversial enough to get himself or us killed. We need to see Jesus the bold, dangerous prophet. We need to remember why Pilate thought Jesus was dangerous enough to kill him. And the white clothes may mean moral and ethical purity, what the old Christians called spiritual discipline. More than just not lying, more than just not stealing.
White clothing represents living a simple life, a pure life.
Denying ourselves all of our worldly appetites. Denying ourselves harmful food and drink. Denying ourselves harmful entertainments, television, movies, computer games that stir up unhealthy things in our minds and hearts. Denying ourselves trips to the stores to buy, buy buy. Spiritual discipline begins, I am coming to believe, with living simply.