The Page With the Numbers

If it's 2 a.m. and the dark is loud, this page is for you. You don't have to have the words figured out. You just have to reach out.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Call 988. Text 988. Or chat online at 988lifeline.org. It takes all three.

Veterans Crisis Line. Dial 988, then Press 1. Or text 838255. Or chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.

Then tell one person who knows your face. A brother, a pastor, your wife. Say the true thing out loud.

Reaching out is not weakness. It's the first fight you'll win, and you won't be fighting it alone.

I know, because I made the call the other direction. God kept me here, and He is not done with you either.

Make me the man they deserve. Amen.