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These are hard days.

People are sequestered in their homes. Schools are closed. Workers are getting laid off at a historic clip. The virus is spreading, and the death count rises.

And yet, in the midst of all this pain and fear, there are moments of kindness, charity and love. There is hope.

We want to report on it all, and that’s where you can help us. We are asking our readers to send us stories of those silver linings they encounter. It could be the kindness of a neighbor, a rekindled friendship or the selfless act of a stranger.

Email your story to silverlinings@sltrib.com. Please keep your submission to no more than 300 words and provide us with your name and contact information. If you have it, a photo would be nice. We’ll publish some of these stories, giving all of us a reminder that there’s still good in this troubled world.