Rabbi Besser and Mrs. Cohen posted some interesting thoughts on boredom. This discussion reminded me of the folllowing:
R' Lichtenstein likes to quote the passuk, "et hakeves haechad taaseh baboker v'et hakeves hasheni taaseh beyn haarbayim"--that we bring the first lamb for the korban tamid in the morning (a source for Shacharit) and we bring the second lamb in the afternoon (a source for Mincha). This passuk is a model for the constancy and consistency of Avodat Hashem--day in and day out, we serve God. Same korban, twice a day, every single day! Sounds kind of boring, but serving God is the most important thing in life! This idea has helped me personally to "keep at" certain mitzvoth that I find boring, monotonous and sometimes meaningless.
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