Interrupting the Silence

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

  • Maybe We Should Call It Turmoil Sunday – A Palm Sunday Sermon On Matthew 21:1-11

    Maybe We Should Call It Turmoil Sunday – A Palm Sunday Sermon On Matthew 21:1-11

    We call this day Palm Sunday, and for obvious reasons, but I wonder if it would be more accurate to call it Turmoil Sunday. What do you think of that? Would you be excited about coming to church on Turmoil Sunday?  Most days I feel like there’s already enough turmoil in my life and world Read more

  • Here’s Mud In Your Eye – A Sermon On John 9:1-41

    Here’s Mud In Your Eye – A Sermon On John 9:1-41

    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 we commissioned this icon of Jesus and Philip. Take a good look at the icon. Read more

  • Heroes On A Journey – A Sermon On Genesis 12:1-4

    Heroes On A Journey – A Sermon On Genesis 12:1-4

    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, Mickey, Barbara? Anyone? No one? No one sees herself or himself as a heroine or Read more

  • Let’s Not Waste A Good Temptation – A Sermon On Matthew 4:1-11

    Let’s Not Waste A Good Temptation – A Sermon On Matthew 4:1-11

    “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 in cahoots? What are we supposed to do with that? Maybe it’s an opportunity to Read more

  • I Don’t Want To Do Lent This Year – An Ash Wednesday Sermon On Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

    I Don’t Want To Do Lent This Year – An Ash Wednesday Sermon On Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

    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 by praying that we would worthily lament our sins and acknowledge our wretchedness so that Read more

  • “Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid” – A Sermon On Matthew 17:1-9

    “Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid” – A Sermon On Matthew 17:1-9

    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 understand it to be. For most of us, the mountaintop experience is a big deal. 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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