The Good and Perfect 'Changeless'

James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above,coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,who does not change like shifting shadows. The cup that holds life’s sparkle of delightPraise God, still spills to gladden taste and touch... The innocence of tot, eager to learnThe priceless charge of we who teach and train...(Helping gramma make *Lemon-raspberry-blueberry muffins)Recipe at the bottom of this post Grandson is learning,an egg beater is not as easy as gramma made it look 😊💖 Forever, licking the bowl is the best part of helping well, almost! The sweeping lyrics of soft summer rain...(I hope the corn rows recover  from some VERY sweeping, not always soft, remnant of hurricane Beryl 'lyrics', yesterday!) Mingled warble of songbirds, free of care... The happy, smile-reward of ‘dishes done’ The unspeakable awe of lilies fair And fine vesture of fields, wildflower-spun The best things in life do not change, in spiteOf rise and fall of centuries and suchThe cup that holds life’s sparkle of delightPraise God, still spills to gladden taste and touch The innocence of tot, eager to learnThe priceless charge of we who teach and trainGod’s tutelage, that we could never earnThe sweeping lyrics of soft summer rain Mingled warble of songbirds, free of careThe happy, smile-reward of ‘dishes done’The unspeakable awe of lilies fairAnd fine vesture of fields, wildflower-spun Each new day, rife with opportunityA little like an ephemeral raftWhere the pleasure of pleasant companyGrants echo-measure to treasure long aft The value of kindness, however smallTo cheer someone. The joy of home, sweet homeA haven in a world of beck and callTo which, eager and thankfully we come Sound slumber’s elixir, coffee, hot, blackThe grace whereby we weather the ways ofToday; something we can never have backThen, make the precious best of live-to-love Because the best things time cannot estrangeNo shifting shadow, God, whose mercies brimIn steadfast faithfulness, through constant changeStill, every good, perfect gift comes from Him The pure contentment of a thankful heartThe happiness of words like ‘us’ and ‘we’Each season, showcasing majestic artBy the author of perfect poetry The thrill of a good book, good food, good friend Good morning dear, wherever you may beWe have a God whose goodness knows no end Trustworthy throughout all eternity © Janet Martin This is how the book George Muller of Bristol ends;the changelessness of truth makes its treasured text timeless and here is the above mentioned recipe Janet's Raspberry-Blueberry Lemon Muffins (originally they were going to be only Raspberry-lemon. but while Gramma had her back turnedhalf of the raspberries mysteriously disappeared!) 😂😉 21/2 cups all purpose flour1 cup white sugar (or less)1 Tbsp baking powder1 cup butter (or 3/4 cup butter and 2 tbsp. olive oil)zest of one lemon3/4 cup milksqueeze in juice of 1/2 lemon2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup each, frozen or freshraspberries and blueberriesslivered almond garnish, optional Combine flour, sugar and baking powder in large bowl.cut in butter peices till crumbly.reserve 3/4 cup of crumbs for topping.set aside.Combine milk, eggs and vanillaAdd to dry ingredients, and lemon zest, and stir only till moistened.gently fold in fruit.Spoon into muffin cups.Sprinkle with reserved crumbs (and slivered almonds)Bake approx. 30 min. or till firm whe touched at 350 FYield: 12 large or 18 medium muffins