ignoring others’ needs (2:4) and by their grumbling against each other and their questioning of the goodness of God (2:14). As we hear Paul’s thanksgiving and prayer for his friends at Philippi at the opening of his letter (Phil. 1:3–8), we might well wonder whether the Philippians’ problems—their suffering and the self-centeredness that it had brought to the surface—had even crossed his mind. If we listen very carefully, though, we will hear not only Paul’s deep affection but also, more quietly,