There are lots of poor.

those poor in desire
those poor in contrition
those poor in gratitude
those poor in humility
those poor in fortitude
those poor in generosity
those poor in faith
those poor in formation
those poor in hope

you seem to shrink the message of Jesus down to a little proof text, and worse, to shrink the demand on God on us to nothing at all.   God demands from us because He wants to give us great and real dignity.   Not oprah level accolades.