In a storm-ravaged locale following a hurricane or a tornado, many structures are demolished with the roofs torn off, exposing the rooms to the destruction from nature's elements. As we experience daily growth into Christ's image, we learn to love with a pure heart (I Timothy 1:5), ardently keeping God's holy and spiritual law in the spirit as well as in the letter (I John 4:12, I John 5:2-3). If we are not practicing the love of God, we do not know Him. I Corinthians 13 (the love chapter) gives 7 positive characteristics of love and 9 negative traits illustrating the lack of love, indicating that a plethora of spiritual gifts without love is useless, motivated by self-seeking, hypocritical ambition. If we are not performing righteous acts with the right spirit (God's Holy Spirit or the mind of Christ) we will not hit the mark. The injunction to "bear all things" is translated from the Greek stege , which denotes "cover with silence," or to "endure patiently," which we could compare to a physical roof strengthening the body's integrity. Agape love covers all sins (Proverbs 10:12), never sharing a mistake publicly about a spiritual sibling (Proverbs 11:13), realizing that everyone is weak and makes multiple mistakes (just like immature children). We must have the similar attitude as the apostle Paul (I Timothy 1:15) acknowledging ourselves as chief of all sinners. Like a sturdy physical roof, we need to perform a similar function for our brothers and sisters who make mistakes and fall into sin, having fervent love for one another, realizing that "love will cover a multitude of sins" (I Peter 4: 7-8).