Maybe. Read “The Star” by Arthur C. Clarke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_%28Clarke_short_story%29
The final paragraph of “The Star” reveals the deepest root of the priest’s pain. Determining the exact year of the long-ago supernova and the star system’s distance from Earth, he calculated the date the emitted light from the explosion reached Earth, proving that the cataclysm that destroyed the peaceful planet was the same star that heralded the birth of Jesus. The scientist’s faith is shaken because of the apparent capriciousness of God:
Oh God, there were so many stars you could have used. What was the need to give these people to the fire, that the symbol of their passing might shine above Bethlehem?
In all seriousness...
I read that story many, many years ago, and never forgot it. Although I posted the possibility as a tongue-in-cheek comment here, the possibility of such an occurrence has always made Me think carefully about the concept of God and how Mankind relates to Him especially how the rest of Creation is affected...
I think, many times, that the decisions of God are far beyond the ken of mere mortals, and such a discovery would not surprise Me in the slightest... and would sadden Me greatly.
Such a possibility has always been a humbling concept over the years, for someday, might we ourselves somehow be then in the position to become the source of light for the Son of God to manifest when the need arises?
Should such a discovery come about... I can well imagine someday looking into the sky upon its discovery and asking... “My Lord God... why? And why did you not give us a choice?”
The sacrifice of an entire people... is not a thing lightly done, but I, and we, are not God... and so I ask Myself time and time again: would such an action once we discovered it be something we as a people could accept as the price for our existance?
To this day, I have not been able to formulate an answer.
Cheers.
It was a good story, but astronomy says that stars that go supernova don’t typically live long enough for life to develop on their planets, if they have any. And they turn into giants or supergiants first, so that’s when they would “eat” any planets they have. By the time the star went supernova, the planets were long gone.