Knees of a Camel

(When camels lower themselves to allow a rider to climb aboard, their front knees hit the ground first… so over the course of a lifetime their knees get quite a workout.  What follows is another great observation from Fr. Drew in Egypt. Drew writes…)

Camels' Knees

“Bishop Ghais Abdel Malik, the former Diocesan Bishop of Egypt…  would always remind me and the other clergy, “Do you have knees like a camel?” He was indirectly asking us if we prayed—and not only if we prayed, but how much did we pray?  James, the Lord’s brother (Galatians 1:19) was as a man of prayer.  Some say that he prayed so much his knees were as hard as those on a camel – camel knees. Do you pray? If so, how much? Are your knees like a camel? Sadly mine are not as worn as those [above].”