Interrupting the Silence

Interrupting the Silence is a place for spiritual reflection, guidance, and growth.
It offers practical spirituality grounded in the contemplative tradition.

  • All Are Washed, All Are Loved – A Sermon for Maundy Thursday; John 13:1-17, 31-35

    The collect and readings for Maundy Thursday may be found here. The following sermon is based on John 13:1-17, 31-35. One by one, Jesus kneels on the floor in front of each disciple. One by one, the water of his love washes over the feet of each disciple. No one is left out. Judas. Peter. The Read more

  • Maundy Thursday Honor

    “So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,  you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” – John 13:14 Washing feet: + The honor of being loved, served, and washed by Jesus. + The honor of loving, serving, and washing as Jesus. + The honor of loving, serving, and washing Jesus in Read more

  • The Fragrance of Holy Week

    Most of our time and attention in Holy Week are given to the triduum and rightly so. The three days of that period encompass Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. They are, perhaps, the most holy days of the year. If they hold that kind of prominence, then maybe we ought to look at what Read more

  • Emptying and Embodying – A Sermon for Palm Sunday; Mark 11:1-11

    The collect and readings for The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, Year B, may be found here. The following sermon is based on Mark 11:1-11 and Philippians 2:5-11. Today is a strange mixture of gospel readings, emotions, and contrast. We began with a parade; shouts of “Hosanna,” a declaration of praise and a cry Read more

  • Holy Week, Love Week

    Sr. Dorcee has a really thoughtful post, On Entering Holy Week, that reminds us this is a week of love. Love is what makes the week holy. Yes, there is a lot going on this week and yet each day and each liturgy reminds us that we are loved. Each liturgy expresses that in a Read more

  • There’s Something About Mary – A Sermon for the Feast of the Annunciation; Luke 1:26-38

    The collect and readings for the Feast of the Annunciation may be found here. The following sermon is based on Luke 1:26-38. There’s something about Mary. The Archangel Gabriel, God’s own messenger, declares her to be the “favored one” (Lk. 1:28). God is with her. Her cousin, Elizabeth, says Mary is blessed among women (Lk. 1:42). Read more

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My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I retired from active parish ministry in 2025 after serving twenty-two years in The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.

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