שׁ֚וּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֥י כָשַׁ֖לְתָּ בַּעֲוֺנֶֽךָ (Hoseah,14:2- Haftara of Shabbos Shuva) Return, O Israel, to the [Hashem] your God, For you have fallen, stumbled because of your sin. Why are you doing Teshuvah ? Do I need a Navie to tell me to do Teshuvah because I sinned? What does the word עַ֖ד mean in the verse? עַ֖ד means to come toward. Therefore, שׁ֚וּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Return, O Israel, is an invitation to reach toward Hashem, and not because you sinned but because you are down, so therefore the Navie says ,"just start the process". If you are only doing Teshuvah because we are down it is still okay and that is this Nevuah, prophecy. That is why many people use this intention of coming toward Hashem, שׁ֚וּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ when taking the three steps up in Shmone Esray , the Amidah prayer. First step: I am getting an invitation..שׁ֚וּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל, Return O Israel. Hashem is reaching His hand...