We can only guess what it was that
Impaled him,
But the purpose of the affliction was to
Humble Paul and to show him that
God's grace was sufficient for him to
Bear up under it.
Do we each have a thorn?
Do I have one?
I examine my own life and ask,
"Is my ongoing pain a thorn?
Is my vulnerability to depression a thorn?
Is my widowhood a thorn?"
I really hope one of these piercings is my
Official "thorn" so that God won't
Find it necessary to humble me with more.
But if He deems I need another, or
Another, or another,
His grace will suffice.
*II Corinthians 12:7