Poor in Spirit

Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit:
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

I was taught that I needed to empty myself.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For they get to make themselves poorer still.”
What perverted gospel is that?

If God created me, is there not something
Uniquely me that, if destroyed, makes the world less?

It makes no sense to call myself God’s creation
And then seek self-annihilation.
No good news there.

Jesus was never poor in spirit.
As the Scriptures show, he teaches,
Touches, heals, weeps, eats, drinks,
Loves.

He is never less than fully himself,
And in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Jesus was rich in Spirit.
If he lives in you,
You, too.