Spiritual Poverty – Lack of a relationship with God
“The daily urgent bodily needs make it nearly impossible for these tired people to take care of their souls and sprits. Therefore, they are left with a constant sense of lack of meaning in their lives, with little or no interest in moral or ethical issues. Many live with a real desire to die as a means of escape from their hard life of suffering. The majority of scavengers are not aware that, as human beings, they have the hope of eternal life after this earthly, troubled one. Also, they are not aware of the fact that there’s a living God who is the source of all life and who knows them each intimately.”
Source: http://www.pottershouse.org.gt/poverty/spiritual-poverty/
For more on what the Scriptures say on this form of poverty and combating it, see pages 6-7 of this Potter’s House document.