Unless you lived in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and she was doing
your laundry, you'd never know she existed. Her name was Oseola
McCarty - a simple African-American woman who made a meager
living washing clothes and ironing for a few dollars a job. She
dropped out of school in sixth grade to care for an ailing aunt
and never had the opportunity to go back.
This story humbled me today may it be an inspiration to you also.
For 75 years, she
worked hard…living frugally, reading her Bible every morning and
faithfully attending Friendship Baptist Church each Sunday.

...And then one day, to everyone's shock and surprise, she donated
$250,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi and her
church. For her entire life, she'd saved diligently…foregoing
luxuries like a car or cable television. "I began to think about
what to do with what little I had," Oseola said. "I can't do
everything, but I can do something to help somebody."

I don't have to be wealthy to be rich in generosity. I just
have to be faithful. It's most often the disadvantaged that God
utilizes to greatest effect. Today, let Him use me - in giving
and in prayer - to be a humble blessing to my neighbors…and
my nation, amen.