The camel each day goes twice to his knees.
He picks up his load with the greatest of ease.
He walks through the day with his head held high.
And stays for that day, completely dry.
Dr. Bob would explain prayer by telling how the camels in a caravan would kneel down
in the evening, and the men would unload their burdens. In the morning, they would kneel down again, and the men would put the burdens back on. “It's the same with prayer,” Dr. Bob said. “We get on our knees to unload at night. And in the morning when we get on our knees again, God gives us just the load we are able to carry for that day.”
© 1980, Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers, page 229
I have a camel in my car that rides with me everyday. I've had it in my car since my sponsor gave it to me on my 30 day birthday. It's always a reminder that I have the power within me to unload my own burdens and I can get through one more day sober.