This is a humble meal, offered to us by God through the humble obedience of Jesus Christ, even to the point of death on a cross. This meal came from humility, and proceeds to humility.
The elements are humble—simple bread and wine. It is a plain meal, not one calculated to make us think of rich banqueting halls. At the same time, the Bible does describe it as a feast, but this must mean an abundance of something other than Nebuchadnezzar’s kind of feasting. Just bread and wine.
We have a white table cloth, and trays and platters that are silver in color, but we should make sure to understand this rightly. We are not trying to adorn this meal by making it more glorious. We do not have that ability. We are seeking to show honor, but we want to do it in a way that is understated, not distracting us from the glory of humility that is there. If we were all hiding in catacombs, and someone crept out at night to buy some bread and wine, and we observed the Supper under such circumstances, with rats scurrying in the background, all the glory that is here, would also be there. The difference is that we might be more aware of it there because it is the glory of humility.
But be aware that humility is called for in every condition of life, and not just times of persecution. Humility is a constant need. So we should not cultivate artificial humiliation, but rather clothe ourselves with the real thing. So come, and welcome, to Jesus Christ.