Prologue to the Rule (paragraph 8)

Then we shall never think of deserting his guidance; we shall persevere in fidelity to his teaching in the monastery until death so that through our patience we may be granted some part in Christ's own passion and thus in the end receive a share in his kingdom. (From para. 8 of Prologue to Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Something as simple as patience -- over something mundane, trivial, and often requiring some degree of physical self-control -- situates me within Jesus' ultimate self-giving that transforms the world.