Looks promising

The proof of concept has been proven

src/api/routes/index.js

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+'use strict'
+
+module.exports = {
+  mount: (app, checkJwt) => {
+    app.use('/api/journal', require('./journal')(checkJwt))
+  }
+}

src/api/routes/journal.js

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+'use strict'
+
+const Router = require('express-promise-router')
+const db = require('../db')
+
+module.exports = checkJwt => {
+  let router = new Router()
+
+  router.get('/', checkJwt, async (req, res) => {
+    const reqs = await db.request.journal(req.user.sub)
+    res.json(reqs)
+  })
+  return router
+}
+