Lent is a season of reflection, suffering, and endurance—but then, suddenly, in the midst of it, we are reminded of the Annunciation. Gabriel interrupts Mary’s ordinary life with the words, “Do not be afraid,” just as our own suffering is interrupted by the reign of Christ. How does Jesus’ lordship change our plight in “The Hardest Part” of life? What happens when hope crashes into the middle of our waiting?