"I wrote the song, Shabbat Shalom, while sitting by the swimming pool at Kibbutz Almog. Almog is on the West Bank border between Israel and Jordan, and (while I was staying there) housed young Israeli soldiers training to become border guards. As we sat by the pool, talking with these soldiers, it dawned on me that Shabbat was approaching and my "peace" and "rest" were largely due to the fact that these individuals were vigilantly keeping watch for anyone trying to do harm. It also reminded me of how God watches over us. No matter how desperately the "enemy" seeks to destroy us, thru various means, it helps to remember: Greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world!" www.stevewigginsmusic.com Produced and Directed by Mark Rusling and Angelina Vittorio. Director of Photography, Jack McLean. Camera and Lights, Robert Madsen. Edited by Angelina Vittorio and Mark Rusling Grips, Brandon Reed and Dave Nopens. Sets, Dave Rusling and Kathie Stewart. Special thanks to Douglas and Katie Fulk, Marilyn Nopens, Wyatt Wiggins, and Steve Sanders.

About R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts suc...

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