Sympathy?

Sympathy?
"Sympathy is a social affinity in which one person stands with another person, closely understanding his or her feelings." At least that's what Wikipedia says.

I really suck at Sympathy. I mean really, really suck at standing with another person and sharing in their emotional experience and being genuine about it. I just cannot sympathise with a bad day and that sucks for my family and friends. It's like somewhere along the way I slipped and fell into a social anesthetic.

I wasn't always like this. My heart used to be very soft. It seems that the only thing at all that really, truly stirs me anymore is the conviction I feel while sitting in church.
I'm pretty sure that's a good sign. Something still moves me. The word of God moves me. Testimonies of God's goodness move me. Jesus was a great at sympathy. The New Testament is full of examples.

I'm not sure how to improve this. I don't know of any exercises I can do to build my sympathy muscles. I don't recall sympathy being listed in the Bible as a spiritual gift (I have to research that.)

So my promise to everyone around me is that I will work on this. I am officially aware of my lack of sympathy.
How will I work on this you ask?

Prayer = spiritual push-ups ...

Time to shape up.