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Why is so much emphasis given to the line "us'shuva us'fila utz'daka maavirin..." in the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur prayers? It seems to be the most emphasized line of all, with people shouting it and concentrating on the words heavily, with the machzorim (prayer books) emphasizing it with large letters set by themselves in the middle of a line. I mean, it's just a statement of fact, not a viduy (admission of sin) or declaration of malchus shamayim or plea. Why is there so much stress on this statement of fact?

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I believe it's to encourage people to actually do it.
That's the simplest take-home lesson from the Davening.

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Well, I guess so, but it still seems very odd. Actual prayers of t'fila and t'shuva (though not tz'daka) are plentiful throughout the day (the latter on Yom Kipur, anyway), but are not stressed as much. – msh210♦ May 16 '11 at 1:56
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