When Jesus was on earth, those who fraternized with him alluded to him as the Word of life (6:1.4). More than just being the Word of life, or living Word of God, Jesus also referred to himself as the bread of life. He asked that the communal bread we share with one another in his remembrance be the symbol of the living Word of truth. So, the Word is not only the Way, but the living truth as the way of life.
179:5.3 When they had finished drinking this new cup of remembrance, the Master took up the bread and, after giving thanks, broke it in pieces and, directing them to pass it around, said: “Take this bread of remembrance and eat it. I have told you that I am the bread of life. And this bread of life is the united life of the Father and the Son in one gift. The word of the Father, as revealed in the Son, is indeed the bread of life.” When they had partaken of the bread of remembrance, the symbol of the living word of truth incarnated in the likeness of mortal flesh, they all sat down.
