God is calling all of us to “go out and bear fruit”, to bring the truth and love of Christ into the world. In a word, to change the world for the better. But it is not easy. It is hard enough to change ourselves. For this reason we need the virtue of fortitude, which strengthens the will. In this meditation we consider:

• Our mission to go out and bear fruit
• The need for fortitude, for will power to achieve our goals
• The obstacles we will encounter: the world, the flesh and the devil
• How we can grow in this virtue