In the Holy Place, the Table of Showbread held twelve loaves—the Lechem Panim, or “Bread of the Presence”—representing God’s covenant people continually before His face. The Table reminds us that God sees His people, remembers His people, and provides for His people. Following the “breadcrumb trail” from manna in the wilderness, to the Bread of the Presence, to Bethlehem—the House of Bread—we arrive at Jesus, who declares, “I am the Bread of Life.” At Communion, many people come to one Table and partake of one Bread, becoming one body in Christ. But we don’t leave Jesus at the Table. The Table was designed to be carried, and so are we: we carry the Bread of Life into a hungry world.