S – He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say, 

Father, 

your name be honored as holy. 

Your kingdom come.

Luke 11:2 CSB

O – Commentary: 

In this model prayer Jesus began with an intimate direct address, Father. This was somewhat characteristic of the way Jesus referred to God in His prayers (cf. 10:21). He then made five requests. The first two dealt with God’s interests. The first request was that God’s name be hallowed (hagiasthētō, from hagiazō, “to set apart or sanctify” or, as here, “to treat as holy”). Thus the request was for God’s reputation to be revered by men.

“Luke,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

* “When we approach a holy God, there is only two responses – worship and surrender.” Daryl Black

A – What would our prayers and daily life look like if we recognized God’s holiness?  Would our thoughts, words and actions be different if we knew an unlimited, unbound Creator of the universe knew us by name?  God is big and we can easily make him small.  It is beneficial to keep the intimacy with God while maintaining reverence for who He is.

R – Father, I worship and surrender to you today.  I honor and reverence all that you are.  You have no rival or equal.  Yet, you know me intimately.  Let me bring glory to You today in my thoughts, words and actions. Let me be a light of the love that you have for others so they may come to know you in a relationship.