M oon - S un "). ▁The ▁moon ▁and ▁sun ▁could ▁be ▁understood ▁as ▁visual ▁manifest ations ▁of ▁the ▁divine . ▁Just ▁as ▁those ▁bodies ▁im partial ly ▁give ▁the ▁world ▁light ▁and ▁warm th ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁work ings ▁of ▁the ▁divine ▁are ▁also ▁im partial ▁and ▁constant . ▁Finally ▁as ▁O ya ▁( を や , ▁" Parent "). ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁divine ▁and ▁human ▁be ings ▁is ▁the ▁mut ual ▁feeling ▁of ▁love ▁between ▁a ▁parent ▁and ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁children . ▁The ▁divine ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁command ▁and ▁pun ish ▁human ▁be ings , ▁but ▁rather ▁to ▁guide ▁and ▁n urt ure ▁them ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁live ▁joy fully ▁and ▁cheer fully ▁together . ▁O ya ▁is ▁both ▁pat ernal ▁and ▁mat ernal , ▁not ▁simply ▁one ▁or ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁These ▁steps ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁" un fold ing ▁in ▁the ▁revel ation ▁of ▁God ' s ▁nature ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁developing ▁capacity ▁of ▁human ▁understanding , ▁from ▁an ▁all - power ful ▁God , ▁to ▁a ▁n our ishing ▁God , ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁an ▁int imate ▁God ." ▁ ▁Follow ers ▁use ▁the ▁phrase ▁" G od ▁the ▁Parent " ▁( O y ag am is ama ) ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁God , ▁and ▁the ▁divine ▁name ▁" T en ri - O - no - M ik oto " ▁when ▁pra ising ▁or ▁wor sh ipping ▁God ▁through ▁prayer ▁or ▁rit ual .