CHRISTIANS FOR SOCIALISM 55 organizational tool as useful for its grassroots membership as in its public and social manifestations, at the national levels. The development of this current of Christians committed to the struggle for liberation, and the growing strength of "Christians for Socialism^' are signs of hope. This hope is rooted in the historic force of the movement of workers and peasants, and in its capacity for resistance and struggle. This movement is growing in unity and winning over broader and broader sectors of the people, thus achieving victories in various parts of the world. The historic force of the struggle of the poor and oppressed, in whom we acknowledge the presence of Christ, serves also as the starting-point for the liberation of the Gospel, the theology, the churches and society, allot which have been held captive by those in power and their ideologies of domination. As brothers and sisters, we call on all Christians to share actively in our concerns, in our efforts, and in the struggle we are waging.