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Jesus didn't say, 'Blessed are those who care for the poor.' He said, 'Blessed are we where we are poor, where we are broken.' It is there that God loves us deeply and pulls us into deeper communion with himself.

— Henri Nouwen

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

There's a belief that you're supposed to be poor, and suffering, and show your humility. I just don't see the Bible that way. I see that God came and Jesus died so that we might live an abundant life and be a blessing to others.

— Joel Osteen

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

— Mother Teresa

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

— Jo Brand

Who, being loved, is poor?

— Oscar Wilde

Jesus discouraged the accumulation of wealth, worried about its effects on those who had it, and took special pleasure in helping the poor, dedicating his efforts to them. He must have shaken his head at the large gaps between rich and poor throughout ancient Palestine in the first century.

— Jay Parini

It is a sin to be poor.

— Charles Fillmore

Christ preferred the poor; ever since I have been converted so have I.

— John Nelson Darby

Since the Church is to be servant to the poor, it is our fault if that wealth is not channeled to help the poor in our world.

— Cesar Chavez

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

— Anatole France

✗Opposing Perspectives

Poverty is from the devil and that God wants all Christians prosperous.

— Benny Hinn