Philip

Philip was 27 when chosen, recently married, from a family of seven. He was a commonplace, matter-of-fact individual who lacked imagination entirely but was methodically thorough, mathematical, and systematic (139:5.2). As steward, he managed the commissary with intelligence and efficiency (139:5.4). His great gift was saying 'Come' rather than 'Go'; he brought people by showing them the way (139:5.8). Jesus never rebuked him for his many foolish questions, knowing Philip represented the untold billions of slow-thinking mortals across the worlds of space (139:5.7). Philip was most successful in his work for the Samaritans.