America was never promised to us, and we should never take it for granted. Today, many seem to forget this fact or simply take it for granted.

We’ve battled fearsome threats since the founding: wars, epidemics, natural disasters, and civil unrest. Now in 2020, we find ourselves up against the coronavirus, an invisible disease that inflicts suffering all too tangible. Though each crisis is born out of unique circumstances and presents its own set of challenges, a common thread runs throughout them all. In the aftermath of catastrophe, when the present seems bleak and the future even bleaker, Americans can find a way to push forward.