I leave you with a story: there was once a devout Christian who had trouble praying. Every time he tried to think about God, his thoughts wandered to images of beautiful women. He went to his priest for guidance. The wise priest advised him not to banish his thoughts but rather to weave them into his prayer. Let him continue thinking about beautiful women and create a prayer around the ideal of beauty as one of God's great achievements.

— Nancy Fuchs, Our Share of Night, Our Share of Morning