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Romans 15:1-7

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I once worked in an organization where there were layers of managers and directors. We had General Managers (GMs), Deputy General Managers (DGMs), Senior Assistant General Managers (SAGMs), Assistant General Managers (AGMs), and so on. My department was headed by a powerful DGM, who was feared not only in the department but in the organization as a whole, as even his colleagues knew that he wielded some power. On one occasion, there was a decision that needed his approval, which was documented, and needed him to sign. He was not around to sign, and in order to not lose the momentum of the board’s perceived favourability to the decision, two of his deputies, both Assistant General Managers (AGMs) signed on his behalf and the document went to the board for approval. When he came and saw that his deputies had signed such an important document without consulting him, the man became furious and asked his deputies, “Who told you that two AGMs make one DGM?  

 

The dictionary defines Patience as the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset.