I don’t think we became more Godlike when we started taking Communion in the hand. I do believe we changed our mindset from worshiping the Church to worshiping the Lord. With enlightenment comes wisdom to worship Christ and not the Church. The Church is a conduit to him, not a gatekeeper to him.
The fact that you won’t even capitalize the word “him” in reference to God tells me all I need to know about your reverence for His Body and Blood.
The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, ever alive to us through the liturgy as instituted by Christ. In the Sacrament God reaches us as a living sacrifice of love. He is the same regardless of whether you take on the tongue, in the hand, or refrain.