A 4-year-old’s Lenten question opens a bigger one: what does it actually mean to “act like Jesus” and pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”? In this episode, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks connect Lent, Scripture, and real-life decision-making—showing that God’s will is love, but love isn’t vague “good vibes.” Love has reality, boundaries, and practical limits: what you can give, what someone can receive, and what wisdom calls for in a specific moment.

They start with the Garden of Eden and the way God speaks truth about consequences, then move into how virtue matures us toward love as the “crown” of the virtues. The conversation closes with a key challenge: most of life isn’t a carved-in-stone playbook—so how do we actually develop discernment, trust our judgment, and keep growing (with God’s grace and the help of others)?

Key Ideas

“Act like Jesus” isn’t imitation theater—it’s becoming formed in God’s logic over time, especially through Lent.

God’s will (in heaven and on earth) is love, and virtue exists to serve love.

Love has limits in practice: what you can do, what others can receive, and what is realistically possible.

We avoid what is clearly wrong, but we don’t always instantly know the most loving “right” in gray areas.

Discernment grows through prayer, experience, feedback, community wisdom, and noticing wounded places that distort decisions.

The Holy Spirit forms Christians gradually—more sensitivity, better judgment, more Christlike freedom.

Scripture Mentioned (no links)

Genesis 2–3 (Garden of Eden context)

Matthew 6:10 (“Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”)

Galatians 6:2 (“Carry one another’s burdens…”)

Romans 13:10 (“Love is the fulfillment of the law”)

Acts 3:1–10 (the beggar at the Beautiful Gate)

Links & References (official/source only)

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson (official site):
https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/

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