“According to Aquinas, though the universe is really related to God, God is not really related to the created universe.

Whenever two things are related to each other in such a way that one depends upon the other but the other does not depend upon it, there is a real relation in the dependent member, but in the independent member the relation is merely one of reason—simply because one thing cannot be understood as being related to it. The notion of such a relation becomes clear if we consider knowledge, which depends on what is known, although the latter does not depend on it.

Consequently, since all creatures depend on God, but he does not depend on them, there are real relations in creatures referring them to God. The opposite relations in God to creatures, however, are merely conceptual relations; but, because names are signs of concepts, certain names we use for God imply a relation to creatures, even though, as we said, this relation is merely conceptual.

Thomas Aquinas De Veritate 4.5, quoted by Craig, “Tensed vs. Tenseless,” p. 225.”