Jo, little things can be priceless. If your child draws a picture or gives you a gift that comes from his or her heart, it's not the value of the gift but the love behind it that counts. By doing that, the child did not earn favor, or privilege, or food and shelter. Your children are your children and they don't have to earn their stay and food. Likewise,their contributions to the household are exactly zero.They pay no rent, gas, electricity...they stay because they are loved and they are cared for because they are loved. So, when they draw a scribble, it's worthless as a piece of art, but it's everything to you. But it's meaningless to speak of a relationshp between the one who privdes (gives) all and the one who depends on your provision 100% (takes all).
We can only love God with all our heart, mind and soul. That is the only contribution we can provide. And none of us does. So, how can we really call it a relationship of any kind? One way relationships are not relationships because self-love is not love.
Are you saying that the parent-child interaction is not a relationship of love? Don't they both love each other to their fullest capacity? As you mentioned before about the woman who gave two cents, it is not a matter of how much, but the value of the gift to the giver. If we give our all, it is still meaningless, strictly speaking, to God. But it is worthwhile to God BECAUSE of His love for us. Does this mean, then, that we don't have a relationship with God?
Regards