The Lord's Supper

Why is the Lord's supper called communion?
First, the Lord's supper speaks of the intimacy with Christ. Almost all family gathers have a time of eating together. When we meet with friends we meet together.
So, second, it is a communal feast. You don't take communion and sit in the corner. You are saying by taking communion that you are part of this family. If you only come to church for one service and are not involved in the ministry and fellowship of the church then you do not have communion with those people.
When you take communion in our church and in many churches it is a brother or sister that hands you the bread and the cup. I think we have tragically changed communion into a formality and a ritual and it has lost its meaning to many of us.
In Isaiah 25 we read:
6 On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare
a feast of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
the best of meats and the finest of wines.

7 On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;

8 he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove the disgrace of his people
from all the earth.
The LORD has spoken.