Of all of the names God could have used to identify Himself to us as, the name Father is most informative. While He certainly has other names such as Creator and Lord comes quickly to mind, He has chosen to allow us to think of Him and look at Him as "our" Father. First and foremost it makes me think about the nature of the relationship that He is after and that He is making available to us. This makes Him closer and more available than most of us...