"Knowing the Lord Jesus, it is the privilege of the Christian practitioner by prayer to invite His presence in the sickroom. Before performing a critical operation, let the physician ask for the aid of the Great Physician. Let him assure the suffering one that God can bring him safely through the ordeal, that in all times of distress He is a sure refuge for those who trust in Him. The physician who cannot do this loses case after case that otherwise might have been saved. If he could speak words that would inspire faith in the sympathizing Saviour, who feels every throb of anguish, and could present the needs of the soul to Him in prayer, the crisis would oftener be safely passed. MH 118.3"
"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:"
Both passages emphasize the importance of prayer for the sick. James 5:14 instructs to call for elders to pray, while EGW encourages physicians to pray for divine aid.
"Only He who reads the heart can know with what trembling and terror many patients consent to an operation under the surgeon's hand. They realize their peril. While they may have confidence in the physician's skill they know that it is not infallible. But as they see the physician bowed in prayer, asking help from God, they are inspired with confidence. Gratitude and trust open the heart to the healing power of God, the energies of the whole being are vitalized, and the life forces triumph. MH 118.4"
"The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
Both passages highlight God's nearness to those in distress. The Psalm speaks of God being near to the brokenhearted, while EGW describes patients' fear and the comfort they find in the physician's prayer.