OUCH! THIS THORN IN MY SIDE HURTS! (UPDATED)

STILL NOT COMING TO TERMS
WITH THIS CONSTANT,
SOME DAYS OVERWHELMING PAIN.
BUT IT KEEPS ME WRITING.

I LOOK TO JOB FOR INSPIRATION,
BUT AS MY DEAR HUSBAND SAYS,
"JOB HAD IT EASY."

THEN I LOOK TO THE APOSTLE PAUL,
AN AWESOME MAN OF GOD,
WHO TRAVELED MORE THAN
10,000 MILES,
ALL THE TIME
WITH A THORN IN HIS SIDE.
AND HE ONLY ASKED GOD
THREE TIMES
TO TAKE THE PAIN AWAY.

HEY!
I HAVE ASKED GOD,
WELL,
LET'S JUST SAY,
MORE THAN THREE TIMES
TO HEAL MY BACK
SO I CAN WALK UNFETTERED AGAIN.

I MISS BEING ABLE TO RUN.

BUT IF THIS IS MY THORN,
IF THIS IS WHAT HELPS ME TO WRITE,
HELPS ME TO HELP OTHERS 
WHO ARE HURTING IN ANY WAY,
THEN I WILL FINISH THIS RACE
WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE.

2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-19 
THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO KEEP ME FROM COMING CONCEITED, I WAS GIVEN A THORN IN MY FLESH, A MESSENGER OF SATAN, TO TORMENT ME.  
THREE TIMES I PLEADED WITH THE LORD TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME. BUT HE SAID TO ME, "MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU, FOR MY POWER IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS.

AMEN.