I would agree with you. It's not about material benefits. So isn't it then a little bit hypocritical to imagine a system of otherworldly morality that imposes upon the poor a set of wishful thinking that permits rich people to remain wealthy?

I don't think it's rewarding to watch your children starve to death while you clasp your hands and stare at the ceiling, and I don't think there's anything spiritually purifying about justifying the degradation and misery of a destitute underclass.

My spirit doesn't feel particularly pure when I see kids go hungry, or see places of worship where homeless people sleep on the stairs. In fact, I think it's a profane display of heresy.

I don't think the poor should be comforted. Comfort is for people in hospice. Comfort means you're giving up and leaving someone to die. I don't think they have to die, and I would consider such a notion to be a very negative thought.

I think the positive thought comes from the fury and the indignance of seeing meaningless suffering being imposed upon billions for the wealth of a few thousands. I think God gave us anger, and justice, and conscience because we're not supposed to be comfortable when we're confronted by the gaping jaws of evil.