An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
Interrupting the Silence is a place for spiritual reflection, guidance, and transformation. It offers practical spirituality grounded in the contemplative tradition.
Welcome, I’m glad you’re here. My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I have served as rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church – Uvalde, a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, since 2005.
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I’m going to begin this sermon a little differently from how I usually do. I’m going to start with a visual aid and a little experiment that I hope will help open our eyes. About ten or twelve years ago…
Have you ever considered yourself to be a hero? George, have you? No? Sharron, have you ever thought of yourself as a heroine? No? Judy? Anna? You either, huh? Nano, what about you? Are you a hero? No? Okay. Emily,…
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” That’s the first line in today’s gospel (Matthew 4:1-11) and my first thought is, Well, that’s not fair. The Spirit and the devil…
Read More Let’s Not Waste A Good Temptation – A Sermon On Matthew 4:1-11
I’m not sure if this is a confession or just a description of where I am these days but I don’t want to do Lent this year. Do you? Let me explain what I mean by that. We began tonight…
Read More I Don’t Want To Do Lent This Year – An Ash Wednesday Sermon On Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Today’s gospel (Matthew 17:1-9), the transfiguration of Jesus, is often thought of, described, or spoken of, as a mountaintop experience. And I think it is a mountaintop experience, but I’m beginning to think it’s not the mountaintop experience we often…
Read More “Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid” – A Sermon On Matthew 17:1-9
Our older son Brandon often brought a friend over for supper. He was a really nice kid. He was polite and well behaved. He always said and did the right thing. I don’t remember his name but I do remember…
Read More Healing Our Divided Life – A Sermon On Matthew 5:21-37
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