No, I think the unicorn idea might be good, combined with a gentle reminder that not everyone yearns for a god.
"YOU yearn for a god. I yearn for wings."
This could work for wings, unicorns, the possession of magic powers, the end of earthquakes, the desire to see an old pet, or even Marxism:
"You yearn for a god, Karl Marx yearned for an abundant, post-scarcity utopia."