Bible Reading: Nehemiah 5:1-13 1 And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren. 2 For there were those who said, "We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live." 3 There were also some who said, "We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine." 4 There were also those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and indeed we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been brought into slavery. It is not in our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards." 6 And I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. 7 After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, "Each of you is exacting usury from his brother." So I called a great assembly against them. 8 And I said to them, "According to our ability we have redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?"
Then they were silenced and found nothing to say. 9 Then I said, "What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? 10 I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury! 11 Restore now to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also a hundredth of the money and the grain, the new wine and the oil, that you have charged them." 12 So they said, "We will restore it, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say."
Then I called the priests, and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise. 13 Then I shook out the fold of my garment and said, "So may God shake out each man from his house, and from his property, who does not perform this promise. Even thus may he be shaken out and emptied."
And all the assembly said, "Amen!" and praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this promise. | 
譚沛泉博士繼《誦禱心曲》後，再次為我們撰寫引導默想式靈修材料，與讀者一起歸回寧靜的心田，禱讀和默想詩篇一三九篇，與生命慈愛的神共融。譚博士將引導讀者從不同角度、不斷重溫詩篇裡的字與句，讓聖言深入心靈、啟發我們的意念、情感，以致我們對自己的存在、對生命的現實，及對上主的奧祕有超越的體悟。 
唐昕老師是澳洲的專業心理輔導師，也是樂天倫網站"唐老師心理諮詢室"的主持人。滿載主的憐憫和愛心的唐老師，每次均抓緊路過香港的短暫時間，在我們機構辦事處為弟兄姊妹提供免費的心理輔導服務。由於需求甚殷，很抱歉每次都不能面見所有報名的朋友。是次唐老師只能與5位朋友面談，盼望他們能得著安慰和鼓勵，重有力量面對前路，繼續前行。
