KEVIN Rudd has revealed he tries to start every day with a reading from a prayer book.

But the PM admitted he does not always remember the Christian missive that life is not "all about me".

"When I manage to remember that principle . . . I'm much the better person for it," said Mr Rudd, who has been criticised for a tantrum on a VIP plane and is known for fruity language in private.

Mr Rudd told the Salvation Army's War Cry his preferred book of daily devotionals was My Utmost for His Highest, which features a spiritual truth for every day of the year.

"I work out of that and the scriptural readings upon which each day's devotions are based," he said.

"And I try very, very hard to reflect on that before I get stuck into the day."

The best-selling My Utmost for His Highest was written by the Scottish-born World War I AIF chaplain Oswald Chambers.

Asked how he would advise couples with marriage troubles, Mr Rudd suggested they see their local pastor, priest or minister.

So we've basically got a puff piece that Commander Rudd is a pious sort all in touch with Jesus and what. Why is this even a story? So the guy prays occasionally, so what? We are one of the few countries in the world that has had an openly Atheist individual as a Prime Minister (Bob Hawke), so why have we not left this whole religious issue behind closed doors where it belongs?

It saddens me to no end that this is newsworthy, and I'm sure there are countless Christians out there cringing at the idea of Rudd selling them short for a few extra points in a poll.

Fuck the media has been juvenile lately. Is it just me or has everything seriously taken a turn for the worse in the past two months?