The cup and the bread represent our sharing in the blood and body of Christ

1 Corinthians 10:16-17

The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.

from Communion / Lord’s Supper topic