This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me

Lord, save me from my own hypocricy

When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.  (For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders.  And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves.  And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds.)  So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, "Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?"   He responded, "Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:

This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.

You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition."  He went on to say, "How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition!  For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother, and Whoever curses father or mother shall die.  Yet you say, 'If someone says to father or mother, "Any support you might have had from me is qorban"' (meaning, dedicated to God), you allow him to do nothing more for his father or mother.  You nullify the word of God in favor of your tradition that you have handed on.  And you do many such things."

This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me

Lord,
This is a hard one to accept or look at squarely in the face because I have been a hypocrite so many times when it has come to religion.  And my primary sin in this area has been against love of neighbor.
I have been self righteous following all the "rules" while I was looking at those around me judging them for not 'doing' the rules  I have shared the faith and stood up for life with animosity toward others.  I have refused specifically to pray for my enemy.   I have put myself above those "unfaithful" Catholics instead of loving them where they were and lovingly sharing your truth.  I have allowed anger to spew out of my mouth toward others that I deemed mislead about the faith.  I have cared more about being right than loving a person regardless of what they believe and gently leading them to you.  That alone has probably lead some farther from you.  Lord, I'm sure there is more, but this is a good start on how I've been a hypocrite and how I have not loved my neighbors.

Yes and you have confessed those things, received absolution and although you have not perfectly removed them from your life you have acknowledged a need to repair this fault and have made much progress just in these past months of 'enlightenment'.  You need to continue to be honest with yourself, make amends when you offend and let go, forgive yourself.

Lord, continue to help me and let me catch myself before I commit this grievous sin against love and my neighbor.