Christ is already there!

Yesterday evening, was happy to join the Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM) celebrate their feast.  They had a rather simple Eucharistic celebration, followed by some (bypassable) cultural programme and a meal for all.  The short sermon was preached by an African priest, Fr Ephrem.  I liked what he spoke... clear and precise.  Of what he spoke, I liked best this idea:

As missionaries we do not take Christ to the new place.  Christ is already present there.  Therefore as missionaries all that we are to do is make Him known.  

To think that we, religious/missionaries have the monopoly of Christ and that without us people will not know or experience Christ is an fool's illusion.  I've always heard of bringing Christ to the people and taking people to Christ.  This is the first time, as far as I recall, someone telling that Christ is already there. That's a very beautiful and mature missionary orientation!