“I can’t agree more with you as to the serious nature of the LORD’S SUPPER and what it represents”
When the ordinance becomes routine and “common” it is time to remind people of the signicance. the Lord’s Supper is an actualization of the Last Supper, just as the Passover meal is an actualization of the Exodus meal. Actualization means to put oneself back to the time of the original.
In my church the refreshing at times, if you will, of the ordinance has taken the form of the reminder of the sacrifice; the reminder of the dangerous nature of the ordinance; the standing around the table as the Exodus Jews did at Passover and changing the symbols so people had to think about what they were doing. these changes aren’t for change sake or to sensationalize it; but to cause people to look again at what tand how they are celebrating this meal.
I observe communion nearly every single day. I have a very early, daily communion devotional service.
Jesus said, "As oft as you do it, do it in remembrance of Me." I want to remember Him a lot, so I commune a lot. It's amazing how daily communing keeps me in tune with how I screw up even when I ain't trying.
That said, I think that we participate in the sacrifice on the altar. The sacrifice that the Lord placed on the altar was Christ. I'm not a transubstantiationist, nor really even a consubstantiationist.
I just think the Lord is present. I think that bread and cup is a real participation in that real sacrifice.
That's why I think of it sacramentally rather than ordinally.