Hello ,

 

On July 24, 2013, a train carrying 218 people in eight carriages derailed in northwestern Spain, killing 79 people and hospitalizing another 66. Shortly after the wreck, the driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, told officials, "I can't explain it. I still don't understand how I didn't see .... I just don't know." He said the journey was "going fine" until the train hit a curve. At that point Garzon said to himself, "...the curve, the curve, the curve. I won't make it."

 

Despite Garzon's initial confusion and surprise, there is a simple explanation for the crash. Video footage revealed that the train was going as fast as 119 mph before it hit the deadly curve. That's more than twice the speed limit for that section of the track. So it wasn't just the speed that caused the accident. It was the combination of the speed and the location of the track. 

 

The train was designed to reach speeds of over 130 mph. Garzon, who was a 30-year employee of Spain's national rail company, simply ignored the boundaries in which those high speeds were to be used.

 

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments." John 14:15

 

Rules are important.  They can help keep us from injuring ourselves or others.  God has rules.  They're not meant to encroach upon our liberties, but to help us discover what it likes to experience true freedom.

 

Have a great day and God bless!

 

 

 

Pastor Mike / The Open Word