The Lord Jesus died at the hands of violent men, and when He rose, He was delivered from the hands of violent men. This is one of the themes we find in Scripture—God’s deliverance of His people from violence (Ps. 18:48; Ps. 140:1-4). This does not require pacifism—God’s warriors are never described as violent men. Violence requires injustice.
Now this meal is a commemoration of the violent death that Jesus suffered on our behalf. This is His body; this is His blood—the body and blood of one who was murdered. The murder was conducted by sanctimonious men who made sure everything was entered into the minutes properly, but it was still a murder. When Judas returned the money, they made sure they put the money back in the right account.
When we partake of this meal by faith, we are partaking of all that Christ did on our behalf. One of the things He did was suffer at the hands of violent men, doing so in a way that put their violent and bloodthirsty ways to death forever. By allowing their violence to kill Him, He killed their violence. By partaking of this bread and wine, we are identifying with that victory by faith. This is why this can be a Table of love, communion, fellowship—indeed, why it must be so.
When we eat, we are eating the worst that enmity can do. When we drink, we are drinking what God-forsaken violence thought it could do. But Christ is risen, and love conquered violence.