Opening The Gate

Σιδηρᾶ πύλη ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν ἀπάγουσα, ἐστὶ σκληρὰ καρδὶα. Τῷ δὲ κακοπαθοῦντι καὶ τεθλιμμένῳ αὐτομάτη ἀνοιχθήσεται, καθὼς καὶ τῷ μακαρίῳ Πέτρῳ. Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Νόμου Πνευματικοῦ  Source: Migne PG 65 9 08

An iron gate leading into a city is a hard heart. But to him who suffers evils and tribulations of his own will, it shall be opened, as with the blessed Peter. 1 Saint Mark The Ascetic, from On The Spiritual Law. 1 Acts 12 9-10