− | I will speak one more thing regarding nicknames, for I have heard you all refer to [[Machiventa]] Melchizedek as "Big Mac" and in other [[contexts]] I have heard individuals refer to [[Our Father]] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_power Higher Power], or "H.P.," and this attempt at affectionate identification with [[divinity]] is not looked down upon, is not looked at askance by the higher beings, for we are delighted by your acknowledgement, but as you learn and [[grow]] and develop an [[understanding]] of the true [[natures]] of these [[beings]], your own esteem for them will develop and the full magnitude of their [[power]] and [[position]] will convey to you a [[respect]] that you did not believe possible within your own breast. | + | I will speak one more thing regarding nicknames, for I have heard you all refer to [[Machiventa]] Melchizedek as "Big Mac" and in other [[contexts]] I have heard individuals refer to [[Our Father]] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_power Higher Power], or "H.P.," and this attempt at affectionate identification with [[divinity]] is not looked down upon, is not looked at askance by the higher beings, for we are delighted by your acknowledgement, but as you learn and [[grow]] and develop an [[understanding]] of the true [[natures]] of these [[beings]], your own esteem for them will develop and the full magnitude of their [[power]] and [[position]] will convey to you a [[respect]] that you did not believe possible within your own breast. |