While many have been satisfied or complacent to accept the secondhand authority of religious positions as rabbis, priests, ministers, pastors, and popes, there are always a few who want to have a personal relationship with The Creator.  There are always some believers who want a firsthand relationship with another person, whether that is their neighbor or God.  Some have wondered how to use their religion to help them build a personal and intimate relationship with The Creator that they have always craved.