Sinking Deep

i see the ones i love struggling with their difficulties everyday. how do i help? everyone has their own set of problems, but when i'm facing mine, sometimes i what i really want is a friend to help me get through it. now it seems as though i don't know how to help them because i don't know what they want. i used to see myself as a pretty empathetic person, able to put myself in the shoes of others easily, even if the situation they were facing is new and strange to me as it is to them. have i lost some of my sense of empathy? it would be a shame if i have. i need to love people like i did when i was younger. it is harder now, after having met so many different types. but the world is still the same. and the world still needs love and help from people like me. 

dear lord, help me give more.