Whenever we participate, we are reminded of Jesus' promise. The Lord's Supper helps us look forward. The Lord's Supper is rich in meaning. That is why it has been an important part of the Christian tradition throughout the centuries. Sometimes it has become a lifeless ritual, done more out of habit than with meaning.
Some people overreact by stopping the ritual entirely.
The better response is to restore the meaning. We used to say that the ceremony of bread and wine should not be called the Lord's Supper. Two reasons were given for this. First, that the ceremony should be called by its old covenant name, Passover. And the second idea was that 1 Cor.