"השיבנו ד' אליך ונשובה חדש ימינו כקדם"
"Return us, Hashem, to you - and we will return, renew our days like they were before"
The greatest miracle of teshuva is a return to the innocent state of pre-sin.
When we do something wrong - we may say we're sorry - we may even mean it - but, generally speaking, we can never become the person we were before the wrongdoing.
Enter the eternal kindness of the Creator. Teshuva is a cooperative venture. When we successfully complete our part ( regret, viduy and acceptance for the future ) Hashem's part begins. In His kindness he really does recreate us into a person - who is startlingly similar to the one we were - with one major difference. The sin is not part of their personal history.
"השיבנו ד' אליך ונשובה חדש ימינו כקדם"
"Return us, Hashem, to you - and we will return, renew our days like they were before"
Gmar Chasima Tova Lekol Klal Yisrael, amen.
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