I believe if you pray no other prayer in your life than this one, it will be heard and God will honour it. But more than anything, I believe this prayer, prayed from the heart, in sincerity, will lead you to a deeper relationship with Jesus and a greater hunger for His will in your life. As you pray, you need to think about what the words mean, what He is really saying to you through it. And you need to be honest with Him, cuz He already knows what's in your heart before you say it, so there's no sense trying to pull the wool over His eyes. But He honours honesty and integrity. So don't ever let it become a rote memorization of empty words, but make sure every time you pray this prayer you are honestly talking to the One who created the universe, the One who gave you life, the One who cares about you more than you will ever understand this side of eternity; because He desires your fellowship, your friendship, your love, and He will bless you if you grant Him this gift of yourself.

The Lord's Prayer (for my son)

Our

First of all, note it is OUR -- we are not just praying for ourselves, but for all of those who trust God as their Father. And, if I really think about it, for the whole world, cuz He created us all, so in that respect, we are all His children; so our prayers are to be on behalf of all people, not just for ourselves.

Father

He is our Father. He created us. Therefore, He deserves all respect. Without Him we would not exist. Nothing would exist. This word in and of itself should cause us to bow our knees and our hearts in submission to His every desire. For there is no sense in even trying to continue on if we don't first acknowledge Him as Lord over all.

who is in heaven

Just to make sure we don't forget Who we are talking about here, it's the Father in heaven, the One who made us, the One who looks down upon us and sees our every move, hears our every thought before we even think it, and cares about every hair on our heads.

hallowed be Your Name

holy, ever holy. The four living creatures that surround the throne "do not rest day or night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" Rev 4:8b NKJV
That we would give Him the glory He deserves. That we would live with that kind of attitude ever in our hearts. That we would live knowing we are ambassadors for our God and King, that our lives would give Him glory. "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my [Rock] and my Redeemer." Ps 19:14 NKJV Let me not be ashamed, but let me also not bring shame onto my God. And not just me, but all of those to profess Jesus as Lord. Remember, this prayer is for all of God's people.

Your Kingdom come

Jesus told the disciples to pray this, and I believe we are to still pray this, together with the next line:

Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven

We are His kingdom.... I don't have a Scripture for that, but we are definitely part of His kingdom, and we are part of bringing others into His kingdom, and part of His will being done. So this is a prayer for ourselves and our brothers and sisters in Christ, that we would "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" (Matt 6:33 NKJV), thereby doing His will and bringing in His kingdom. This is a prayer of submission. Or at least it should be.

Give us this day our daily bread

And help us to be content with that. But also a prayer for others, that they, too, would have what they need to survive. And not only physically, but spiritually. We all need spiritual food every day, too. We need to take the initiative, by sitting down and spending time reading God's Word, every day, even if it's only for a few minutes (but that should be the exception, not the norm, we need all we can get); and we need to make sure that time is spent asking Him for wisdom (James 1:5-8 NKJV If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.), that He will reveal His truths to our hearts.

and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors

I believe this is a huge key, cuz even Jesus focusses on this one after He finishes the prayer: Matt 6:14 NKJV "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your tresspasses." And it has just dawned on me, that much of the sermon on the Mount is really all about forgiving.... I won't reprint the whole thing here, but you do need to read it for yourself and consider it in that light: Matt 5:1-7:29 Consider especially the following passage: Matt 5:44 NKJV "love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you" I think that says it all. Jesus said in John 13:35 NKJV "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." This brings to mind Peter's question about how many time we have to forgive our brother, and His answer? always. I also believe this has been Christianity's biggest failing... If we could just get this, we truly would see His kingdom come, like never before. Maybe that's why during persecution is when the church increases so much more. We don't have time for petty squabbles, but we are focussed on helping each other and our need for each other and those who don't have Jesus see that and are drawn to it and see that He has truly made a difference in our lives.

and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil

Give us strength to stay true to Him and to trust Him and to be the witnesses we need to be that others would have a reason to ask us about our hope (I Pet 3:15 NKJV "always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you"). Peter has just told us to "not [return] evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing]. Then he says, vs 13 "And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?" And we say, Yah, right... LOTS of people.... Then we continue reading: vs 14-18a "But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. 'And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.' [Is 8:12] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as eveildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God..."

So, I believe we are to pray that we are kept from evil, kept from temptation, but we also need to pray for the strength to bear should that ever come, because how can we have the kind of hope that others will see without His help. And the ability to forgive and be forgiven, so that when we do fall into temptation, we like Peter, will "return to [Him], and strengthen [our] brethren." Luke 22:32 NKJV

From Strongs:

4717 staurow stauroo stow-ro’-o

from 4716; TDNT-7:581,1071; v

AV-crucify 46; 46

1) to stake, drive down stakes
2) to fortify with driven stakes, to palisade
3) to crucify
3a) to crucify one
3b) metaph. to crucify the flesh, destroy its power utterly (the nature of the figure implying that the destruction is attended with intense pain)

Note well the last:

metaph. to crucify the flesh, destroying its power utterly (the nature of the figure implying that the destruction is attended with intense pain) [emphasis mine]

wow.... something to meditate on and study more....

initial thoughts:
1. yes, He says, "My yoke is easy and my burden is light" but He also says we are to "take up the cross" ....

Matthew 27:9 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced,

I just found out this morning, the words in this verse translated "value" and "priced" are from the same root word in Greek: τοτε επληρωθη το ρηθεν δια ιερεμιου του προφητου λεγοντος και ελαβον τα τριακοντα αργυρια την τιμην του τετιμημενου ον ετιμησαντο απο υιων ισραηλ

Like many words in English, this word has two senses to it, depending on the context. Just like the word "sense" in the previous sentence. "Sense" can mean one of the five senses: taste, touch, smell, hear, see. Or it can mean: the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty" (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sense). Now, in one sense, those things seem pretty different, but if we think about it for a bit, it makes sense... :D They are both related to how we perceive things.

Ok, so back to value and priced in our text. The Greek word can mean:

1) a valuing by which the price is fixed
1a) of the price itself
1b) of the price paid or received for a person or thing bought or sold

OR, and this is the key here:

2) honour which belongs or is shown to one
2a) of the honour which one has by reason of rank and state of office which he holds
2b) deference, reverence

(http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G5092&t=KJV)

So, if we replace the word "value" with the word "price": the price of him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced

then read it again with "honour": the honour of him who was honoured, whom they of the children of Israel honoured

I see sarcasm. A slap in the face of all of us, who put a price on our God, instead of giving Him honour. We decide how much of our life to give Him instead of giving Him honour. We think about how much our salvation is worth, instead of considering the honour.

another study in process...