A Song of Sighing

March 15, 2026 | Psalm 123 | Rob Collis

The season of Lent is kind of like going on a pilgrimage. It’s a season of 40 days, patterned on how Jesus spent 40 days wandering and fasting in the wilderness – and as Lent leads us towards the cross and the empty tomb, it carves out space in our hearts to long for Jesus’ presence. During the time of the Old Testament, God’s people would go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem three times a year – but they didn’t make that journey in silence! They turned to the Psalms to create a road trip playlist of songs for the journey.

This week, Rob Collis preaches from Psalm 123. It’s been said that this psalm isn’t so much a song as much as it is a deep, deep sigh. It’s a sigh and a prayer that is longing for mercy. But Rob shows us that this prayer and sigh for mercy also takes us on a three-stage journey – as God’s mercy takes us from oppression to freedom to service.