“There is more good than bad in this world, more light than darkness, and you can make more light.” This quote by Peter H. Reynolds has served as an anchor of hope for me through past moments of sadness, when news of personal or national losses have occurred.

In the early days of our communities’ responses to COVID-19, we have seen tremendous examples of people who are the light makers, whose acts of heroism, seemingly limitless courage and outpouring of generosity fill our newsfeeds and…