Matthew 10:30-31: "And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."
Mike's track title "Because You Matter" is the confession of this value reality. You count. Not because you achieve something. Because you exist and God has counted you.
The word "matter" here is not only "to be important", it is also "to have substance, to have meaning". Various cultural movements have charged the word with weight.
Mike imports this resonance. You matter not because you fall into a certain category. You matter because the Father has counted you, down to the last hair of your head.
This is the album opening with a value statement. Before the tracks about falls, steps, light, knowledge come, comes the foundation: you count. Mike's sound carries this value statement warmly and convinced.