Dr. Peale says that patience is one of the most powerful words in the English language. When you let patience power work for you, some wonderful values will come into your experience — forbearance, toughness, and calmness. “When you live with God, you get a deep philosophy so can take things as they come.”

Dr. Peale steers a man having troubles to Psalm 42 verse 11 to find a way to answer his hopelessness. After reading the Psalms, Matthew, Mark and others, the man called Dr. Peale and said “You gave me the answer to the lack of hope, it’s all in the Bible.”

Of course, everybody wants health and happiness. In this short snippet, Dr. Peale tells us that the laws of health and happiness are taught better in the church than anywhere else. And that the true definition of happiness is not pollyannaish sweetness and light, but rather doing the right thing, in the right way and in the right time.