That’s why we come into the shul and we beg Avinu Malkeinu; because we want to create for ourselves a new mind. Just like when we say Selach lanu Avinu we’re saying that’s the condition of forgiveness, to acquire the attitude of a son to a Father and with that attitude we hope that our Father should favor us and we become eligible for forgiveness; so too if the man wants the King to forgive him for his rebellions so he must acknowledge that He is the King.
Avinu Malkeinu means ‘I understand that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is in charge of the world and that there is no such thing as getting away with any crimes against the King.’ We say to the King who passed all these laws, we say, ‘Forgive us our King, for we rebelled against You.’ We admit it. And therefore we ask Him, mechal lanu Malkeinu – to wipe out our disloyalty.
