Missionary activity is but the manifestation of God’s plan. The concern of the Church, as it is Christ’s, is essentially and primarily the salvation of the human being and also the renewal of the whole temporal order to transform the world into a new creation. The words of Archbishop Oscar Romero are most inspiring: 
“It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the Kingdom always lies beyond us.
No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness. No program accomplishes the Church’s mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
This is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.
This enables us to do something, and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.”
Let’s embark on a dialogue to promote justice, freedom and peace ~ and to protect the rights of every human being! This is not possible without conversion of heart, will and mind. This is the commitment of an authentic Christian in today’s world!
I love this poem! Interesting fact, it is almost always attributed to Oscar Romero, however, it was from a speech a U.S. Bishop gave, and the words were drafted by Kent Untener, who would later become the bishop of the diocese of Saginaw, my neighboring diocese in Michigan.
Thank you very much for these beautiful words, I wish people from all around the world would wake up and try harder to understand and follow our Lord’s message.