Challenges for Joy in spite of Fear

Yes. We are all afraid that we could suffer and lose lives or lives of beloved ones in the corona virus pandemic. Political leaders in most countries have assured their citizens that they will protect them as much as possible. See a report on these efforts in several countries here.
However, we thank our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ said "A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly." (John 10:10).
If the above is interpreted literally, I would say that it applies to my life here and today since memory of thanksgiving helps us - (If interested in mine, see my posts here, and here). 
Instead of being absorbed in fear, we can spend some time on comedy and jokes. See here a a few jokes for the family from BabaMail.com  
We continue to pray to God for all the living and the dead. See this Sunday prayer.
Why the beloved is beautiful. Is not the child beautiful in the eyes of his mother regardless of his intelligence ? This is how we are in God's eyes. See my post here.

In his homily on the father of the faithful Abraham this past Sunday March 15, 2020, the Jesuit scholar Fr. Henri Boulad, in Cairo, spoke about some fundamental scientific findings in a metaphoric language. He mentioned how Abraham is the father of a multitude (monotheistic religions: Jews, Christians, and Muslims). Abraham was, so to speak, the rock that was thrown in the lake and caused concentric circles that grow from the center. This is very much the picture of the cosmos with the great galaxies it contains.  Abraham's children are the Jews who manage today the banks, complex management centers, research in America and Europe. He also touched on Chaos Theory which is a field of study of dynamic systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions. It has applications in meteorology, physics, engineering, and economics. The so-called butterfly effect shows how a butterfly flapping its wings in China can cause a storm in America. Although these systems are called deterministic, they nevertheless exhibit unpredictability akin to the probabilistic nature in quantum physics. I wrote extensively about the quantum universe which is the fruit of God's creation - see here, and here...
May the Lord through whom everything has been created bless all and give comfort to all.

A Prayer on a Sunday

O Lord God, everyone who is in need prays to you even if they do not pray...In this coronavirus pandemic that has taken away so many victims, caused much suffering, and caused separation or isolation of so many communities, cities, and countries, there is only YOU to whom we can go. In the Gospel according to St. John it is written "Jesus said to the twelve, 'Do you also wish to go away?'
Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life; and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.'" (John 6:67-69). Consider us like the "Prodigal Son" whose father, upon finding him, opened his arms and embraced him who had squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation (Luke 15: 11-32). Consider us like the leper who asked you to heal him and you "moved with pity" touched him and made him clean (Mark 1:40-42). Heal all the sick, O Lord, regardless of which religion or atheistic fellowship they follow - Have mercy on all through the intercession  of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the most pure of all creation who delivered the Saviour of the world.

Amen...