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[W]e have a light upon our house, and it gives hope to all who sai
[W]e have a light upon our house, and it gives hope to all who sail upon the stormy seas. Do ya know what it means to have a light burning atop your home? It is safety, a place of refuge, seen by all as a signal that ye stand for something greater than this world, greater than us all. – James Michael Pratt, The Lighthouse Keeper, 2000 [“This life is a shadowy thing,

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