Jesus

When we were making our list of "essentials" in Christian faith and practice, we noted that they are interdependent, rather than ranked.  There is one notable exception:  Jesus is always first.  Our lives are shaped in response to Jesus' call: "Follow  me."
So I asked our group to tell me about Jesus.  Here were our responses:
--Love
--God in human form
--God revealed to us
--Lamb of God
--Prince of Peace
--Counselor (we obviously are familiar with Isaiah 9!)
--Emmanuel (God-with-us)
--Rabboni (Teacher)
--Savior
--The Son of Man ,which can be rendered as "The Human One" or "The True Human.  This was how Jesus spoke of himself.
--Son of God
--Servant
--Nazorean
--mystery
--Messiah, Christ
--Shepherd
It was also noted that a good deal of his life was unscrutinized (we know little of his day-to-day existence until age 30, save for the powerful account of Jesus in the Jerusalem Temple at Age twelve--in Luke 2:41-52.

This is a rich list.  Allow me to add some descriptions from the last Foundations of Faith Class we had:
--Miracle-Worker
--Lover
--Brother
--Amazingly Good Listener
--Friend to the Friendless
--Toucher of the Untouchable
--Gift
--Lawbreaker and Troublemaker
--Compassionate
--Wise
--Living Word
--Merciful
--Not for Sale

There is remarkable depth and texture to these responses.  Consider that your God-given life might be similarly deep and rich and expressive.  The life of a disciple is our response to Jesus' invitation to follow.  When we refer to a Jesus-centered faith, we are talking about our life shared and lived inseparably from him.
Jesus is our interpretive key, not only in our reading of the scriptures but in our discernment of "the Way, the Truth, and the Life."