A teaching by Russell Delman. Those who are part of a religious tradition have access to practices (such as prayer) of asking for help or support from a greater body. Being outside of a religious tradition often has the consequence of eliminating this practice, because there doesn't seem to be anyone to ask. It's easier when there is some personification of a god. But there is a power in the act of asking, even without an obvious receiver, because it develops our sense of being able to draw upon resources from a larger reality. It's an inquiry, an experiment, to see if we can witness this happening in our lives, if it might do something for our heart. Synchronicity may be connected to this notion of asking for help from a larger reality. (Unsu). Rudolf Steiner tells a story of thousands of personal angels lying around doing nothing, waiting for someone to ask for help, because they can't mobilise without this act of human asking. That's the deal that was struck. There is a generosity in asking for help from others, a humbling of ourselves. This is a practice of shifting our self-identity, of softening our bodies to the greater body, and to the parts of the greater body that show up as other people in our lives. Miki Kashtan also talks about the power of asking. She refers to some research showing that of the many Jews that were saved by others during the Holocaust, a common theme was that they asked for help.