The renaissance of Luther studies in the last century has again reminded us of this fact, and so many customs that fell into disuse (as long as they are not contrary to the Gospel!) have been re-introduced into the Lutheran Church, the imposition of ashes being one of these practices. Luther however, kept everything he could, not throwing out but cleansing and reforming so that everything in the Church would be in accordance with the Gospel. The attitude that "if it's Catholic we shouldn't do it" was never the attitude of Martin Luther, but actually of the radical reformers, who wanted to throw out everything associated with the Catholic Church.
Unfortunately, this rich symbol disappeared in the life of the Lutheran Church for some time because of the thinking that it was "too Catholic." However, this attitude betrays a misunderstanding of the Reformation.
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