A good proof that we are truly poor in spirit is this: if, while desiring for ourselves nothing except God’s love and His grace, we can at the same time sincerely rejoice over His gifts to others as if they were our own. Saint Gertrude formed the habit of thanking God for His gifts to others, and one day Our Lord revealed to her that whenever she did this He gave her spiritual gifts equal to the blessings she had praised Him for giving others.
