Christians never tire of Matthew's description of the star of Bethlehem that appeared in the east, guiding the Wisemen to the young child Jesus. The star was the Hebrews' symbol of the Messiah. The real significance of the star is its symbolism of the light of Christ, Truth, which illumines human consciousness and saves humanity from the darkness of mortal sense. The Wisemen were conscious of the far-reaching glow of spirituality that shone through him who was to become the Saviour of the world.
Mary Baker Eddy says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 95), "Led by a solitary star amid the darkness, the Magi of old foretold the Messiahship of Truth." Then she asks, "Is the wise man of to-day believed, when he beholds the light which heralds Christ's eternal dawn and describes its effulgence?"
Christian Science is bringing the same Christ light to the world, and many are recognizing it. This Christ light, symbolized by John as twelve stars, reveals the universality of man's sonship with God. The "solitary star" signaled the appearing of the individual corporeal Saviour. The twelve stars that crown the woman figured in the twelfth chapter of the Apocalypse prophesy the appearing of the universal incorporeal Saviour—the Christ, Comforter, or Divine Science—which interprets and expands the meaning of the life and works of the Master. Through the Science of Christ we find the family of man in its real, spiritual substance with no individual denied the status of God's son.
