Interrupting the Silence

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

  • This Is Our Night – A Sermon On John 13:1-17, 31-35 For Maundy Thursday

    This Is Our Night – A Sermon On John 13:1-17, 31-35 For Maundy Thursday

    Maundy Thursday – John 13:1-17, 31-35 “You will never wash my feet,” Peter says to Jesus. What’s that about? What’s going on with Peter?  I don’t know but I have a guess. I think it’s about more than having his feet washed. In fact, I don’t think it’s even about his feet. I think it’s Read more

  • Judas, More Than A Betrayer? – A Sermon On John 13:21-32 For Wednesday In Holy Week

    Judas, More Than A Betrayer? – A Sermon On John 13:21-32 For Wednesday In Holy Week

    Wednesday in Holy Week – John 13:21-32 What comes to mind when you hear the name Judas?  For most of us, I suspect, the first thing we think of is betrayal. Judas is the one who betrayed Jesus. Judas is the one who made a deal with the authorities. Judas is the one who sold Read more

  • A Weak and Troubled Soul – A Sermon On John 12:20-36 For Tuesday In Holy Week

    A Weak and Troubled Soul – A Sermon On John 12:20-36 For Tuesday In Holy Week

    When has your soul has been troubled? What troubles your soul today? What’s it like for you to recognize and feel your own weakness? Are you scared, embarrassed, ashamed? Do you feel inadequate, defective, vulnerable? What’s your prayer in those times, “Father save me from this hour?”  Read more

  • What Really Matters? – A Sermon On John 12:1-11 For Monday In Holy Week

    What Really Matters? – A Sermon On John 12:1-11 For Monday In Holy Week

    What really matters to you? What really matters for the life you want to live? What matters so much to you that when it is ignored, forgotten, denied, covered up, it becomes the matter with you? Like when someone asks you, “What’s the matter with you?” not in a negative, critical way but in a… Read more

  • Without A Why – A Sermon On John 12:1-8

    Without A Why – A Sermon On John 12:1-8

    “The rose has no why; it blossoms because it blossoms. It pays no attention to itself, nor does it ask whether anyone sees it.” What if we were to live like the rose, without a why? What if we blossomed simply because we blossomed. What if there was no motive or seeking to our blossoming; to… Read more

  • The Burning Bush: What If? – A Sermon On Exodus 3:1-15

    The Burning Bush: What If? – A Sermon On Exodus 3:1-15

    The burning bush story is one of call and response. Something is being called for in the name of God. And I can’t help but believe that call and response is also the story of our lives. Something is being asked of us in the name of God.  The burning bush experience does not happen… 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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