Servants realize that what they have really isn't theirs but is a gift from someone else and they are simply holding it in trust.

Someone who understood that completely was a woman who died in 1999 at the age of 91, Osceola McCarty. She probably won't be remembered by very many people of power, position or substance but she will be remembered by the ongoing impact she continues to make on the lives of students at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Had it not been for her selfless gift, probably none of us would have ever heard about Osceola McCarty. You see, Osceola McCarty was a washer woman. She washed other peoples' clothes all of her life. And every week, she put a little aside in a savings account. Her banker told that was a wise thing to do. So, she did. After awhile, she had quite a bit of money and her banker suggested she invest it. So, she did. In the summer of 1995 she did something unheard of, she donated $150,000, most of her life savings to the University of Southern Mississippi to help students get an education and have a better life than she did.

Her unselfish gift inspired others to give as well. And some six hundred people have added over $330,000 to the original scholarship fund. And her gift is what inspired and prompted Ted Turner to give his Billion Dollar gift to the United Nations.

Osceola McCarty was a servant all of her life. She worked for everyone else. Yet she became a leader and an inspiration through being a good steward of what God had given her. And, she knew the love of God. She found that God took care of her quite well. Her servant attitude helped her to leave, not just a gift, but a legacy that will touch lives for a long time.