Demanding work requires daily renewal
For those carrying a lot of responsibility at work — whether it’s emotional weight, constant pressure, or the needs of others — it’s easy to become exhausted.
The Tired Leader’s Daily Calm Journal is a five-day guided journal designed to help you:
- Understand the stress and pressure shaping your reactions
- Discern what’s yours to carry and what you need to release
- Return to God’s presence with greater peace and awareness
Each day includes a brief Scripture reflection, prayer, emotional check-in, and guided prompts for praise, lament, and renewal.
How could this journal support you and your team?
The work you do matters deeply. It also takes a toll.
When your days are filled with caring for people, responding to crises, navigating difficult conversations, or carrying responsibilities that matter deeply, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s happening in your own heart.
This journal offers a simple way to pause, reconnect with God, and return to your work with greater peace and attentiveness. You might use it to:
- Begin your day with God before work takes over.
- Open staff meetings with five minutes of quiet reflection.
- Add reflection to leadership retreats without creating new content.
Whether you’re looking for a personal rhythm or a shared practice for your team, this journal can help you notice what God is doing in you, even as you care for the people around you.
Features from the journal
Even a few minutes of intentional reflection can change how you show up at work. Each daily worksheet includes Scripture, prayers, guided reflection, and simple practices to help you experience more rest and hope during your workday.
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A morning breath prayer
As you breathe in and out, let these words help you slow down and rest in God’s presence.
Inhale: Be still and know / Exhale: That I am God
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An evening verse
“Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.”
—Psalm 90:1
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A simple calming practice
Step outside or look out a window. Notice something created — a tree, the night sky, the sound of water or wind. Let it remind you: the same Creator who tends the world is tending you.
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More resources to help you seek calm
On the Practicing Hope podcast, we’re having honest conversations about conflict, formation, and hope. These episodes are here to support you as you practice slowing down and showing up with hope. You don’t have to figure this out on your own.
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Leading with hope when communities change
What happens after the decision is made and things still do not feel settled? -
The Cost of Doing Everything Yourself
What if a fuller life comes not from convenience, but from shared life with others? Tanner Smith and Chase Rashad Stancle examine the value of self-sufficiency and how it shapes our neighborhoods, churches, and relationships. -
The Art of Slowing Down
In this episode, we explore why slowning down is essential to leaders' spiritual and emotional flourishing. Rev. Dr. Tanner Smith and Pastor Chase Rashad Stancle share practical ways to rest, reflect, and connect more deeply with God.
