Remembering the poor

I was reading Matthew 6, where I came across the 3 "when's" of the Christian life:
i. When thou givest alms ...
ii. When thou prayest ...
iii. When ye fast ...

These are not the "if's" of Christian life but the "when's", meaning that every child of God needs to practise them.

Most of us are familiar with the second and third "when's", but what struck me was the first: remembering the poor. I realize that God has a very special place in His heart for the poor. Proverbs 19:17 says, "He who gives to the poor lends to the Lord." I guess what the Lord is implying here is that He keeps account of the good deeds we do for the poor. In Acts 10:4, the Lord's testimony of Cornelius was that his alms came up as a memorial before God.

Second Corinthians 9:9 says, "He has given to the poor and His righteousness endures forever."