MAT 26:26
Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples.
Matthew 26:26
Just before the Lord was taken and crucified, He wanted His disciples to be reminded of Him in His death for them. So He instituted a simple remembrance for that purpose. First He took a loaf of bread and, after breaking it, He gave it to them to eat as a reminder of His body given in death on the cross. After this they drank from a vessel of wine in remembrance of His blood shed on the cross. This is so simple, yet so full of meaning to those who are truly saved.