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By Michaela Gordoni
Mark Wahlberg sat down with THE VIEW hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar to talk about his faith and past mistakes.
He said, “I’ve been very fortunate. I grew up in the real world. I got into a lot of trouble when I was younger.”
“There were pivotal times in my life where people came to me and expressed the importance of faith to keep me on the right track. And that kind of discipline has afforded me now so many wonderful things that I want to share that with people. I certainly want to help kids avoid making the same mistakes that I made when I was younger.”
Behar asked Wahlberg what the worst thing he ever did was, which Goldberg objected to. Still, Wahlberg answered the question.
“Well, that’s a long list…The worst thing that I did was probably follow others when I should have been more of a leader, but that’s very difficult to do at a young age when you’re easily influenced and in a bad area,” he explained.
As a teen, Wahlberg was charged for two racist attacks. He requested a pardon in 2014, News Nation reported.
He, alongside THE CHOSEN’s Jonathan Roumie, appeared on THE VIEW with ashen crosses on their foreheads for Ash Wednesday and to promote the prayer app, Hallow.
“My job is to definitely continue to encourage other people to stand up for themselves and stand up for the right thing, and to make sure that people are trying to be the best versions of themselves,” Wahlberg said.
“What’s most encouraging about what’s happening with Hallow is a lot of young men now are gravitating toward the app,” he said. “I think having something positive in your life that allows you to be more kind, to be more thoughtful, to be more generous, more understanding and accepting, those are things that are very important.”
Roumie encouraged anyone curious about Lent, the Gospel or prayer to try out the app.
He said anyone can “find our God and calm in the midst of” all of the crazy things going on in the world.
Wahlberg said there are a lot of things we could fast from for Lent.
“I mean, most of the time I want to throw my phone out the window, right? I’m getting hammered with stuff and inundated with stuff all the time, but for me, I usually really just try to focus on doing more, you know, doing better,” he shared with Fox News. “You know, because I’m constantly encouraging people to…eat right, exercise, because it’s just going to feel better.”
“Discipline has afforded me so much…and the first thing I do when I wake up is I pray, you know, I express my gratitude and I ask for direction and I ask for the strength and the ability to do what I’m supposed to do and to utilize the talents and gifts that God’s given me for his purpose and to do godly things and not focus so much on worldly things and I have a lot of responsibility,” he continued.
Lent started on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, but anyone can still participate or join Hallow’s Pray 40 Lent challenge.
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