Interrupting the Silence

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

  • We Are Nineveh – A Sermon On Jonah 3:10-4:11

    We Are Nineveh – A Sermon On Jonah 3:10-4:11

    Jonah has finally arrived at Nineveh. It’s a city so large it will take him three days to walk across it. Going a day’s walk into the city he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” What do you hear in his words? What do you imagine Jonah might be thinking and… Read more

  • Every Day Is The Third Day – A Sermon On Matthew 16:21-28

    Every Day Is The Third Day – A Sermon On Matthew 16:21-28

    What would you say if I told you that every day is the third day? What would you think if I told you that resurrection is happening every day everywhere? What if I told you that resurrection is happening even in the current political, economic, and racial struggles of today; even in the midst of… Read more

  • “Show Me Your Work” – A Sermon On Matthew 16:13-20

    “Show Me Your Work” – A Sermon On Matthew 16:13-20

    I thought I knew or had some idea of what it meant for Jesus to be the Messiah. The events of the last six months, however, have caused me to rethink what it means. It used to be mostly a Sunday morning kind of question, but now it’s an every day kind of question. It… Read more

  • Facing Our Ghosts – A Sermon On Matthew 14:22-33

    Facing Our Ghosts – A Sermon On Matthew 14:22-33

    The miracle, the good news, the hope for every one of us, is that sometimes Jesus comes to us disguised as a ghost. The ghost the disciples see and the Jesus they can’t see are two sides of the same thing, a holy ghost, a life giving ghost. The ghost that frightened them also carried… Read more

  • When You’re Down To Five Loaves And Two Fish – A Sermon On Matthew 14:13-21

    When You’re Down To Five Loaves And Two Fish – A Sermon On Matthew 14:13-21

    Five loaves and two fish. I know what that’s like and I’ll bet you do too. The day of my divorce was a five loaves and two fish kind of day. And so was the day my older son died and the years that followed. A couple of weeks ago one of my best friends… Read more

  • Pulling Weeds, Reaping Life – A Sermon On Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

    Pulling Weeds, Reaping Life – A Sermon On Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

    What feeds and sustains your life today? What relationships, values, and beliefs nourish your life? Who are the people that enrich and enliven your life? What are you needing and asking for when you pray that God will give you your daily bread? In whatever ways you might have answered those questions you’ve described the… 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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