Interrupting the Silence

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

  • It’s A Question Of Consistency – A Sermon On Luke 4:14-21

    It’s A Question Of Consistency – A Sermon On Luke 4:14-21

    One of the things I’ve always tried to be with you is consistent. I want who you get on Sunday to be who you get on Monday, Tuesday, the day after, and the one after that. I want what you see in and hear from me to be consistent with the gospel week after week. Read more

  • What’s Your Water To Wine Story? – A Sermon On John 2:1-11

    What’s Your Water To Wine Story? – A Sermon On John 2:1-11

    So what do you make of today’s gospel (John 2:1-11)?  Did Jesus really turn water into wine? If so, how did he do that? And what do we have to do to get a refill? I think those are the kind of questions we often bring to stories like this. But I wonder if they Read more

  • Becoming All Flame – A Sermon On Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

    Becoming All Flame – A Sermon On Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

    Today is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. But I’m more interested in your baptism. If you don’t remember it, that’s okay. You can still tell a story about your baptism. And if you haven’t yet been baptized in the Church, that’s okay too. You can still tell a story about your baptism. I’m Read more

  • All They Could Do Was Follow The Star – An Epiphany Sermon On Matthew 2:1-12

    All They Could Do Was Follow The Star – An Epiphany Sermon On Matthew 2:1-12

    I’m going to begin by telling you about some epiphanies I’ve had. I offer them not so much to tell you about myself but as an invitation for you to connect to the epiphanies in your life. They may be a little different from what you are used to when you think of an epiphany. Read more

  • Spoiler Alert: Christmas Happens In The Real World – A Sermon On Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

    Spoiler Alert: Christmas Happens In The Real World – A Sermon On Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

    I think today’s gospel (Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23) should have come with a spoiler alert. So here it is. Are you ready?  Spoiler Alert: Christmas happens in the real world; not in the candlelight of a silent night, and not away in a manger.  Here’s why I say that: Today’s gospel spoils whatever sentimental or romantic Read more

  • God’s First Sacrament – A Christmas Sermon On John 1:1-18

    God’s First Sacrament – A Christmas Sermon On John 1:1-18

    “And the Word became flesh and lived among us.” That’s the Christmas story St. John tells in today’s gospel (John 1:1-18) and it’s very different from the one we heard from St. Luke on Christmas Eve (Luke 2:1-20). One is not better than the other. They’re just different and we need both.  Luke tells us 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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