Hmmm… what if we made that connection to TLJ even clearer?
“Leia had sensed it in moments during your training.”
And yeah, that is awfully poetic. Whereas Luke reacted in fear and (initially) sought to destroy Ben to prevent that darkness from ever terrorizing the galaxy, Leia responds with love and care, and it pays off big. I think I’m definitely willing to overlook the coincidental nature of it all for the greater narrative.