2009-09-03T14:24:06-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/thorn+in+the+side/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%2012:7&version=NIV 2009-09-03T14:24:06-05:00 The apostle Paul was plagued by a "thorn"--a problem, obstacle, or hindrance that is not specified but which clearly caused him great anguish. God didn't remove this thorn at Paul's request, and Paul came to view its persistence as a way of keeping him humble.