When we come to this Table, we do not believe (with some) that Jesus Christ is locally present in the elements in a crude physical way, or that the bread and the wine have been in any way transformed into something else. The physical body of Jesus Christ is at the right hand of God the Father, where He has been exalted, and where He will remain until all His enemies have been made His footstool.
But we do believe that we are being transformed into something else, and what that is would be the perfect man, the image of the Lord Jesus Christ. For we are His body, flesh of His flesh, and bone of His bones. And when we gather around His Table in worship, He does not descend to turn Himself into bread. Rather, we ascend into the heavenly places to be turned into Him. Do not worry: this heavenly Table is a large heavenly one where every saint can gather around it, with room to spare.
We are nourished in this meal by faith alone. And by faith alone we are made glorious partakers of the humanity of Jesus Christ, and are being knit together as His perfect bride.
So this meal is far more than a mere reminder. It is designed to make you think of the cross and resurrection, of course, but it goes far beyond a mere mental recollection. This is the focal point of your fellowship with Him, the koinonia that all saints share in Jesus Christ. You are united with Him at all times, and with one another at all times, but in this meal that koinonia is renewed, strengthened, and grown up into God’s larger and more glorious purpose. The presence of the Lord Jesus with us here is no static thing—He is dealing with us, changing us, renewing us, growing us up to maturity. Turn to Him in faith as He does so.