Ruth Greenaway-Robbins

An Anglican Priest sharing sermons, musings and thoughts

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  • A Sermon for Second Sunday in Advent If you’ve ever walked the Hadrian’s Wall path in Northumberland, you’ll know the Sycamore Gap tree – an iconic, solitary sycamore tree standing in a dramatic dip in the landscape. For decades it was one of the most photographed trees in Britain. Strong, rooted, quietly majestic. Bizarrely, my…

  • An Advent Sunday Reflection On the eve of Advent Sunday – our “New Year’s Eve” in the Church – I often find myself in a place of deep gratitude for the year that has been, pondering the things that have been painful or challenging, reflecting quietly, and also with a growing excitement for the year…

  • The liturgucal year is drawing to a close, and these last few weeks we have turned our thoughts to the season the Church calls Kingdom Season, and this final Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. This season born out of the turmoil of the last century in a time when nationalism, fascism and…

  • Here are some reflections adapted from my sermon this week. This is the week we find ourselves in our liturgical year standing in two places at once. On the one hand, we are deep in Kingdom Season – those final Sundays before Advent when we lift our eyes and ask: What does it look like when Christ reigns?…

  • This week we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, and as I prepare our all-age sermon slot, I found myself thinking about mirrors. Not the kind that help us fix our hair (though there’s always that!), but the mirrors that help us look deeper – beyond the surface – to see something sacred reflected back.…

  • A sermon for Trinity 18 Readings: Luke 18:1–8 | 2 Timothy 3:14–4:5 | Genesis 32:22–31 Sometimes the most powerful stories of faith are not the ones that take place in church buildings, but in city squares, on our streets, or at kitchen tables where people decide that giving up is not an option. One of…

  • “Faithfulness is not about how strong our belief feels, but about returning again and again to the One who is always faithful. It is the quiet rhythm of remembering, returning, and giving thanks — the heartbeat that keeps our life with God alive.“ The Heartbeat of Faithfulness Luke 17: 11–19 | 2 Timothy 2: 8–15…

  • “To give thanks in a time of fear is a radical act.To celebrate God’s abundance in a world that insists there isn’t enough is an act of faith.It’s to say: we refuse to let fear define us.” Since arriving as associate Vicar at St Andrew’s here in North London a few weeks ago, I’ve been…

  • Sermon 3rd Sunday after Trinity Year C Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 May I speak in the name of the living God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Each Sunday, as we gather before the altar, as we share the Eucharist, we find ourselves drawn again into the story of God’s great love for the world.…

  • A couple of weeks ago, Mark and I went to London for two purposes – firstly, to see our new home, and secondly, to hear Jacinda Ardern, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, speak at Central Methodist Hall on Leadership and Empathy. From the moment Jacinda Ardern was elected as Prime Minister in 2017,…