139th (Where could I hide from your Spirit?)-Sara Torres (Vídeo oficial)
Psalm 139 is the inspiration of this song. I had just come from my honeymoon in Roatan Island, Honduras. We traveled in a small plane, and we were able to appreciate the entire island, on a clear sunny day, its low and green mountain crests waiving at us with the wind, the sugar sands calling us to lie down on its warmth, the turquoise-crystaline waters inviting us to dive in...
Creation: The beauty of the love of God was present in each detail. Although I was not in close relationship with Him at the time, my heart was moved to realize that I missed Him. My heart was full of joy and gratitude, yet I was not able to express it to God at that very moment in the plane. I wrote the song a week or two later. However, I recorded it several years later in 1999.
The version in Spanish of this song has given me great satisfaction because it has touched thousands of souls. I will never forget the experience in a theater in San Salvador. I am not sure if the theater was called "Teatro Presidente" or not.
Well, while I was waiting for my turn to sing, a young woman, a nurse with her white scrubs, threw her arms around me sobbing. Then she tells me: "I was heading home to comit suicide...When I turned on the car the radio was playing your song, and I realized that God was with me, that God loves me." I was in shock. We both had tears running on our cheeks.
She continued: "I listened to the whole song and heard the DJ announcing your concert on the radio. Since I was nearby, I just made a u-turn and came..." She didn't have a ticket. She managed to come through the backstage door.
I was touched deeply because I also had suicidal thoughts that led me to an attempt on my life, and I had not spoken about it to anyone. That day I understood the importance of sharing the testimony of how God rescues one's life...and soul.
I hope this song continues to help people who feel disoriented in life, who feel anxious, depressed, lonely, unloved, hopeless, abandoned or in despair for whatever reason. I want to encourage people to trust God always, for He never forsakes those who rest in Him. God bless you all! With affection, Sara T.