Reverend Marco Ste-Marie

VENGEANCE IS A LIE Scripture: “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.” (Matthew 5:38–39) For the original hearers, “eye for… Read more

STEP OUT IN FAITH Faith begins with a step. Peter heard Jesus say one word: “Come.” And with that, he stepped out. The boat was safer. The water was deadly. But he stepped out anyway. Why does this matter? Because faith always feels risky. Abram leaving Haran was risky. Peter stepping onto the sea was… Read more

The Lie of Vengeance and the Call to Peace Violence always wants the last word.It takes a wound and multiplies it. It takes grief and makes it rage. We saw this again when Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a public event. A wife lost her husband. Children lost their father. A family was… Read more

FREEDOM THROUGH SURRENDER – LETTING GO OF GRIEVANCES Complaining never sets you free — but surrender does. When we don’t get our way, we grumble. We complain. It’s our way of clinging to control. We think that if we can voice our frustration loud enough, maybe the situation will bend to our will. But complaining… Read more

Yesterday, Charlie Kirk was shot while in the middle of a speaking engagement. In the shock of such a moment, grief often gives way to anger, and many voices are now calling for vengeance. Yet history and faith remind us that answering violence with violence only deepens the wound. Vengeance is a deceiver—it whispers that… Read more