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For we have a promise of perpetual duration , by which Christ invites the thirsty to come to him , that they may drink living water , ( John 7 : 37 . With daytime temperatures routinely in excess of 115 degrees , and evening temperatures still in the high 90 's , the nightly politicking now takes place in a kind of perpetual sauna , in which cold water and lemon juice , not the usual coffee and sticky sweets , are the favored repast . He would deal only with the world as he knew it , a world which observation showed to be in a state of perpetual change , of growth , decay , and dissolution . Only a living social institution offered the hope of perpetual protection , by fastening society to fundamental moral principles . Hapless Manda and Jake Frank , initially buoyed by public contributions and promises of perpetual help , are quickly cast adrift to fend for themselves .