MATT MAHER

Maher's Catholic Faith

Matt Maher was first introduced to Jesus while attending a youth group with his cousin after he had moved to the U.S. His youth pastor and the church’s music director eventually realised Matt’s musical talents and asked him to help them. Matt considers this a crucial part of his journey to serving God through music and his career today.

Recently, Maher opened up about the COVID-19 pandemic and how for him, God used it as an opportunity to help him grow as a father for his three children. As he was unable to tour, Matt spent a lot of time at home with his family and felt that God was exposing how he lacked as a father and made him realise that he wanted to do better.

He explained that in his experience, children will model God from how their parents act, especially their dads. However, God isn’t flawed like humans; He doesn’t get angry and impatient, He is simply filled with love. So, Maher wanted to make sure that his kids would have a better model to base God off by improving himself for them.

This life lesson was part of the inspiration behind why Maher decided to record the song, “Run To The Father” which he wrote with fellow worship leaders, Cody Carnes and Ran Jackson. The song was originally made for Carnes, however, Matt decided to release it himself as he felt so connected to its meaning as a parent. Matt explained that if his children are hurt or upset, they always run to him or his wife, and if he sees them suffering, he runs to them.

This led to Maher’s realisation that if we, as the children of God, are hurt or in pain, we can open our hearts to God and run to him. Likewise, if we are suffering, we should remember that God will run to our sides too.

The Latest from Matt Maher

Christian Contemporary is where Maher shines. Matt Maher’s latest album, ‘Alive & Breathing‘ was released in 2020. The album is made up of a bundle of four ‘volumes’ he released consecutively over autumn and winter that year. It also included two additional songs. The project was made to highlight several songs Matt has written or co-written with other artists, including songs in other languages and live versions.

When speaking about the album, Matt explained that after moving to Arizona his life has felt like it progressed in ‘chapters’ of about seven years. Each ‘chapter’ provides him with a new outlook on his life. Maher then took inspiration from this format to recap and reflect upon his blessings over the years, feeling reflective during this ‘chapter’ of his life.