Thanks for the ping, Northern Yankee. I’ve always viewed Communion as a rememberance of Christ’s sacrifice. Christ gives his disciples the wine and bread as examples of his own body and blood that will be shed when he is crucified. By partaking in Communion, we are to remember the covenant that Christ had made with his followers....by believing he is the son of God, and was sacrificed for our sins, we can have eternal life.
Indeed. Jesus said: "Do this in remembrance of me."