"compassion for them. He bids them find companionship in Him, and relief where He found it, in communion with the Father. DA 327.1"
"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
Both passages speak to finding comfort and companionship in Christ/the Father. The EGW passage suggests finding relief in communion with the Father, echoing the promise of Jesus' presence in John 14:18.
"Of Christ's relation to His people, there is a beautiful illustration in the laws given to Israel. When through poverty a Hebrew had been forced to part with his patrimony, and to sell himself as a bondservant, the duty of redeeming him and his inheritance fell to the one who was nearest of kin. See Leviticus 25:25, 47-49 ; Ruth 2:20 . So the work of redeeming us and our inheritance, lost through sin, fell upon Him who is “near of kin” unto us. It was to redeem us that He became our kinsman. Closer than father, mother, brother, friend, or lover is the Lord our Saviour. “Fear not,” He says, “for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.” “Since thou wast precious in My sight, thou hast been honorable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.” Isaiah 43:1, 4 . DA 327.3"
"And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen."
Ellen White directly references Ruth 2:20 in this passage.