Teach Us Peace - 10 year anniversary of 9/11
Channel: Keith Ranney
Date: 11/09/2011

Teach Us Peace was inspired by the events of September 11th, 2001, now branded as 9/11. For many, the response to the event seemed to be an accurate reflection of humanity's state of separation (consciousness) at that time. "They" attacked "US" (literally, the United States), which begs the question; how can there be a "they" if we are one? Teach Us Peace is an invitation to choose connection, a proven pathway to peace; to question how we treat people who are not like us and what kind of behavior (policy) on our part would warrant violent retaliation. 

As of this writing on the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Teach Us Peace author, Bentley Kalaway, is at a women's leadership training while I post this video and write the introduction. If you are musically inclined, the lyrics and chords are included below.

Aloha,
Keith Ranney
Digital Media Archivist and Beloved to Ms. Kalaway

Teach Us Peace by Bentley Kalaway (written on 9/11/01)

C G/B C G/B

Into the deep center   C G
Of our heart flame   F C
We take all of the hurt   Em Am
The grief and the pain   D G

We allow the transformation  C G
We allow the release   G/B Am
Bless each life lost   F  /
To teach us peace   G G7

Teach us peace    C Am
That we might feel   F G
How blessed each one of your are  C Am F G
Teach us peace    C Am F G
Teach us the power of the human heart F / G C

Thousands of souls   C G
Return to the light   F C
Smoke fills the air   Em Am
Spirits fill the skies   D G

To help those who remain   C G
See through the dark   G/B Am
To teach us the power   F  /
Of the human heart   G G7

Teach us peace    C Am
That we might feel   F G
How blessed each one of you are  C Am F G
Teach us peace    C Am F G
Teach us the power of the human heart F / G C
Teach us the power of the human heart F / G C
Teach us the power of the human heart F / G C

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For more information about Bentley Kalaway original music and her work as a women's empowerment coach/retreat facilitator and Hawaiian cultural advocate, visit her website at http://www.bentleyk.com.