Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3
“The joy of the poor in spirit does not lie in having nothing, but in finding everything in God.”
Community of the Sisters of the Church in their Rule as recounted in What Do You Seek? Wisdom from Religious Life for Today’s World by John-Francis Friendship (Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2021) 119.
“Find everything in God” comes into view as not seeking to find anything here on earth.
This relates to generosity as most of us use the resources we have to search for pleasure, possessions, and power on earth. Sadly, everything we buy does not satisfy.
Pause for a minute today. Think about what you spend money on and ponder what it reveals about your own searching. And look at Jesus in your solitude.
He did not have a place to lay His head. He gave His life for God and people. We do well to travel light through life and live for God and others.
By this way we show that we have found everything in God.