What Have You Done for Me Lately?

Is the relationship based on love, or is it based on symbiosis?  Referring here to all sorts of relationships, husband/wife, parent/child, friend/friend.

What did you ever do for me?
Well, I raised you, fed you, clothed you.  I supported your college education.
That's ancient history.  What have you done for me lately?
I bailed you out of an awkward financial situation last week, and took care of your children while you dealt with the matter.
That's ancient history.  What have you done for me lately?

It is not enough that you have done infinitely much for me in the past; that is history.  What have you done for me lately?
This relationship is based on symbiosis.  The "child" is in it for what she can get out of it; the parent is in it for the eternal hope of appreciation.

This is not working.

I suspect that too often we attempt to maintain the same kind of relationship with Jesus.

What have you ever done for me, Lord?
I gave my life to atone for your sins, that you might have eternal life.
That's ancient history.  What have you done for me lately?

That relationship is not working, either.

And that is not the fault of the Savior.

I wrote this little piece two or three months ago, then parked it over on my private blog.  I feel now is the time to place it here.