To be poor in all save God is a wondrous gift

On the occasion of today's Blog Action Day on the theme of poverty, I offer the following verse from the Hidden Words, which underscore the fundamental difference between material and spiritual riches:

O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Be not troubled in poverty nor confident in riches, for poverty is followed by riches, and riches are followed by poverty. Yet to be poor in all save God is a wondrous gift, belittle not the value thereof, for in the end it will make thee rich in God, and thus thou shalt know the meaning of the utterance, “In truth ye are the poor,” and the holy words, “God is the all-possessing,” shall even as the true morn break forth gloriously resplendent upon the horizon of the lover’s heart, and abide secure on the throne of wealth.

Bahá'u'lláh, the Hidden Words, # P51

Here's the story on Blog Action Day: http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story/658