Chapter 7: The value of humility (paragraph 4)

The first step of humility is to cherish at all times the sense of awe with which we should turn to God. It should drive forgetfulness away... (From Ch. 4 of  St. Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Turning, awe-ing, cherishing -- I'm touched by the energy of these words that can drive forgetfulness away. And, in driving forgetfulness away, driving self-will away. Fr John often speaks of the divine energy source, hidden in the silence of the heart and available as grace. Saying the mantra is to remember.