蕾莎為了增進手語技巧，融入了聾人的群體當中，她很快就發現了他們面臨的各種問題。他們經常很尷尬地被聽力正常的人忽視；人們要求他們能正確無誤地讀唇語；在工作的升遷上經常被遺忘。除此之外，大多數的公共活動也沒有手語翻譯。

蕾莎的手語技巧持續進步，以至她能夠很自然地和聾人相處溝通。在某個派對上，一個聾人發現蕾莎的聽力正常，感到很驚訝。蕾莎還來不及回應，另一個朋友便搶先用手語說：「她有一顆聾人的心。」關鍵是蕾莎願意生活在聾人的世界。

蕾莎並不是紆尊降貴與聾人相處。因為除了聽力，她與聾人並無不同。但是，耶穌確實是捨棄尊貴的地位來到我們當中，生活在我們的世界。正如聖經說，耶穌「暫時成了比天使卑微」的（希伯來書2章9節，新譯本），祂「親自成了血肉之體，特要藉著死，敗壞那掌死權的，就是魔鬼」（14節），藉此祂釋放「那些一生因怕死而為奴僕的人」（15節）。不僅如此，祂「凡事該與祂的弟兄相同，為要在上帝的事上成為慈悲忠信的大祭司」（17節）。

不論我們面臨什麼景況，耶穌都知道和理解。祂聽見我們的心聲，在一切事上，祂都與我們同在。

To improve her sign language skills, Leisa immersed herself in the world of the Deaf. Soon she learned the problems they face. The Deaf are awkwardly ignored by hearing people, expected to lip-read flawlessly, and routinely get passed over for promotions at work. Most public events go uninterpreted.

Leisa’s signing steadily improved to the point where she felt at home with the Deaf. At a party, a Deaf person was surprised to learn Leisa could hear. Before Leisa could respond, another friend signed, “She has a Deaf heart.” The key had been Leisa’s willingness to live in their world.

Leisa didn’t “condescend” to be with the Deaf. Except for her hearing, she was like them. But Jesus did stoop to reach all of us—to live in our world. He “was made lower than the angels for a little while” (Hebrews 2:9). Christ “shared in [our] humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil” (v. 14). In doing so, He freed “those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death” (v. 15). More than that, He was “fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God” (v. 17).

Whatever we face, Jesus knows and understands. He hears our heart. He’s with us in every way.