Hospice volunteers are confronted with questions like "What have I done to deserve this?" or "It doesn't make sense anymore!". Many of these statements are questions of spirituality, hope, meaning of life, belief, God, or after life conception. How can hospice volunteers be prepared for dealing with these issues and prevented from being overstrained? How can hospice volunteers be kept from transmitting their own spirituality and religiosity to the dying or ill person? Inasmuch as in a plural and multicultural society it is essential to follow the guiding principle that spirituality is what a person says it is. This is true for the ill person as well as for the volunteer. Spiritual support takes place in