在一個改造房屋的節目中，室內設計師對於屋主選用的手工磁磚讚不絕口。這些手工製作的磁磚與大量生產、完全一致的磁磚不同，每塊手工磁磚都不盡相同，也略有瑕疵，但卻因為這些瑕疵而更臻完美。這些瑕疵賦予每塊磁磚獨特的美感，為原本簡約實用的淋浴空間增添魅力和風格。

我對風格或魅力知之甚少，更不用說磁磚如何為其加分或減分。這些有瑕疵的磁磚讓我聯想到，世人都不完美，但是道成肉身（以人的樣式來到世上）的耶穌，卻是全然完美、毫無瑕疵的。希伯來書的作者肯定地說：「我們的大祭司並非不能體恤我們的軟弱，祂也曾凡事受過試探，與我們一樣；只是祂沒有犯罪」（希伯來書4章15節）。耶穌在這世上的時候，從未說出任何有罪的言語，或做出任何有罪的行為。祂是全然完美無瑕的。

希伯來書的作者鼓勵我們，要倚靠耶穌「持守我們所認定的信仰」（14節，當代譯本修訂版），因為祂能理解並對我們面臨的困境感同身受。祂也曾面對這些挑戰──只是祂全然完美，沒有犯罪。這位全然完美的救主能在一切事上幫助我們。

The interior designer on the home improvement show raved about the handmade ceramic tiles selected for the home’s new shower area. Different from commercially manufactured tiles, which are all identical, these handcrafted pieces were “imperfectly perfect.” The imperfections gave each tile unique beauty, adding to the charm and style of an otherwise practical space.

I know little of style or charm, let alone how tiles might contribute positively or negatively to it. Yet while those tiles were imperfectly perfect, Jesus, in the incarnation (His coming to earth as a human being), was perfectly perfect. The writer of Hebrews affirmed, “We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin” (Hebrews 4:15). At no time during His earthly journey did Jesus speak a sinful word or commit a sinful act. He is perfectly perfect.

The encouragement for us, as Hebrews says, is to “hold firmly to the faith we profess” in Jesus (v. 14) because He understands and empathizes with the struggles we endure. He has been there and done that—but perfectly. Our perfectly perfect Savior can help us with all things.