It sometimes happens that a patient is discharged from Hospice and the patient moves to a different care setting, for example a nursing home.  One of our families has a member at a nursing home.  I encountered this family during an inpatient admission shortly after moving to Maryland.  I remember their having a wedding anniversary party in the hospital room.  The family has continued to call me invite me to come visit.  Since the patient is not in our program, I visit on my own time.  It has been nearly two months since I last saw the patient.  Saturday night I dreamed the patient died and I had not gotten to see him.  So this afternoon after mowing the grass, I showered and went to the nursing home to visit.  The patient and spouse were both there.  We hugged and I could tell that my simply walking in the room lifted their spirits.  What an awesome privilege to brighten the day for someone simply by being there!  We had a 90 minute visit and all three of us were feeling better as I was leaving.  The spirit of koinonia that we shared reminded me the spirit of “one accord” that is described in chapter two of the Book of Acts.  A feeling of bond and love that existed in the early church still exists today when we grow in relationship to one another!  Now I am curious, who are you sharing koinonia with these days?  Please reply and those who are reading along be blessed by your responses!