"The ocean does the same to me..."

Although I see the ocean only infrequently, I spent a few nice weekends north of Ocean City, MD in a cottage that looked right out on the ocean. I would sit, mesmerized, as it rolled in at all hours. I half expected someone to turn it off for the night. When I woke in the morning, with early light on it, there a strange sense of relief that it was still there.
I have several hundred jpegs for desktop/screensavers, and 90& of them are 'nature', with many, many lighthouses and ocean views. I'm not religious, as folks know...but the beauty & power of the ocean fills me with an awe that must be nearly the same as religion to many.